James Caan
James Caan
James Edmund Caanis an American actor. After early roles in The Glory Guysand El Dorado, he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as Brian's Song, The Gambler, Funny Ladyand A Bridge Too Far. For his signature role in The Godfather, that of hot-tempered Sonny Corleone, Caan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 March 1940
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful.
Actors have bodyguards and entourages not because anybody wants to hurt them - who would want to hurt an actor? - but because they want to get recognized. God forbid someone doesn't recognize them.
Anyone of my generation who tells you he hasn't 'done Brando' is lying.
My acting technique is to look up at God just before the camera rolls and say, 'Give me a break.'
Success is the result of clear goal, unshakable confidence, proper planning, enthusiastic ACTION and consistent persistence.
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.
I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago.
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.
I had great, great times as a Little League coach. People were talking about me quitting acting, and they would say, What about your creative juices? Coaching is creative, because you could take a kid who thought he wasn't any good and, within four minutes, change his mind. And I didn't have to wait six months for them to put music to it.
It is that, but really, it's about how we don't recognise the little things in life, or appreciate the little things in life like belonging. A sense of belonging is a big thing today.
I went to a shrink once, but I caught him going to a fortune-teller so I quit.
There's nothing more boring than actors talking about acting.
Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all.
Obstacles are only opportunities to succeed or fail; how we handle them determines what will happen.