James Caan Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful.”

“My acting technique is to look up at God just before the camera rolls and say, 'Give me a break.'”

“There are a lot of guys in Hollywood who clap you on the back just a little too hard.”

“I never did anything else. In college I switched majors every two weeks, and acting was the only thing that held my interest.”

“I'm an ultra-conservative.”

“I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work.”

“People say, 'Gee, you do a lot of mafia movies.' I think I've done two, out of 60.”

“Sure, I want to be the best actor in the world. But my life is my family, my son, my friends. I don't know how anyone can find fault with that.”

“There's a big difference between wanting to work and having to work. And I had to learn that the hard way. Now money is very important to me, because I ain't got it.”

“I was very fortunate in the '70s to work with the best actors, the best directors, the best cinematographers.”