Quotes by James Caan

I think we have to believe in things we don't see. That's really important for all of us, whether it's your religion or Santa Claus, or whatever. That's pretty much what it's about.

— James Caan

Wisdom

One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, who was only fifteen, went over with a baseball bat to kill him. I was laughing out of one eye and crying out of the other. I thought, Who am I kidding?

— James Caan

Wisdom

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.

— James Caan

Wisdom

I never saw my dad cry. My son saw me cry. My dad never told me he loved me, and consequently I told Scott I loved him every other minute. The point is, I'll make less mistakes than my dad, my sons hopefully will make less mistakes than me, and their sons will make less mistakes than their dads.

— James Caan

Hope

Some guys say beauty is only skin deep. But when you walk into a party, you don't see somebody's brain. The initial contact has to be the sniffing.

— James Caan

Wisdom

My least favorite phrase in the English language is 'I don't care.'

— James Caan

Wisdom

To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while.

— James Caan

Wisdom

I really believe that you grow up a certain way in New York. There's a New York morality, a sense of loyalty. You know how to win and lose. There's a thousand kids outside, you know who to push and who not to push. There's a sixth sense you develop just because it's New York.

— James Caan

Wisdom

I won't mention names, but in my career, the most talented people invariably are the easiest and nicest to get along with.

— James Caan

Success

You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you.

— James Caan

Wisdom

I went to a shrink once, but I caught him going to a fortune-teller so I quit.

— James Caan

Wisdom

I never rode a bull - I'm not that stupid.

— James Caan

Wisdom

I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships.

— James Caan

Life

I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey, when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt and tie! Similarly, I believe that to keep movie theaters in existence, they're gonna have to make 'em an event, have a couch, a table and drinks or something. Otherwise, there's no reason to get out of your bed!

— James Caan

Wisdom

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.

— James Caan

Wisdom

No matter what heights you achieve, even if you're Brad Pitt, the slide is coming, sure as death and taxes.

— James Caan

Success

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.

— James Caan

Life

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.

— James Caan

Wisdom

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.

— James Caan

Wisdom

I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago.

— James Caan

Wisdom

Saving a letter from an old friend doesn't exist anymore. Everything is texted or emailed.

— James Caan

Friendship

I lost my passion for work. No, that's a negative statement. I just had a bigger passion for something else, for my son, and growing up with him.

— James Caan

Success

People are always backing up when I'm just going to shake their hands.

— James Caan

Wisdom

What's the difference between sex and love? I have four wives and five kids. I apparently don't know the difference.

— James Caan

Love