American - Actor | March 26, 1940 -
My acting technique is to look up at God just before the camera rolls and say, 'Give me a break.'
James Caan
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I never did anything else. In college I switched majors every two weeks, and acting was the only thing that held my interest.
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No matter what heights you achieve, even if you're Brad Pitt, the slide is coming, sure as death and taxes.
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I'm an ultra-conservative.
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I'm sort of a Walter Mitty. I got fewer brain cells than most people, so when I got friendly with cowboys, I started rodeoing. When I was calf-roping, there was something about the dirt that made me feel clean.
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My kid was a great baseball player. I thought I had it made. Front-row seats at Yankee Stadium. Then he turned sixteen and wanted to be a rapper.
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I have nothing against these big CGI movies, but there are not enough of the other ones - the ones with stories about character that have a beginning, a middle and an end. I said that to a couple of studio heads and they said, 'That's novel.'
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I've never been difficult to anybody or with anybody on a picture. Especially when you're in that nice status of hierarchy of actors and actresses who get to approve directors. Because once you make that choice, it's my belief that the director's boss.
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I was very fortunate in the '70s to work with the best actors, the best directors, the best cinematographers.
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People say, 'Gee, you do a lot of mafia movies.' I think I've done two, out of 60.
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I loved 'Funny Lady' for whatever reason. People say they didn't know I could sing and dance. Well, nobody ever asks me - it's always, 'Punch this guy.'
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I am no longer willing to take parts in films and/or television shows which detract from the 50 years I have spent building my reputation.
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