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. James Caan More Quotes by James Caan More Quotes From James Caan People are always backing up when I'm just going to shake their hands. James Caan backing-up hands people Someone's always saying, "It's not whether you win or lose," but if you feel that way, you're as good as dead. James Caan enthusiasm winning success I'll see a beautiful girl walking up to me and I'll think, Oh, my God, I can't believe my good luck. But then she'll say, 'Where's your son?' or 'My mother loves you'. James Caan girl birthday beautiful 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. James Caan actors world son 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 party guy beauty 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 closing eye night 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 dad mistake son I never rode a bull - I'm not that stupid. James Caan bulls stupid 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 growing-up loyalty new-york 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 eye baseball son I never did anything else. In college I switched majors every two weeks, and acting was the only thing that held my interest. James Caan acting college two It's a very charming movie about the mob - a real stretch for me. James Caan charming real No matter what heights you achieve, even if you're Brad Pitt, the slide is coming, sure as death and taxes. James Caan height slides matter 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 boss nice choices I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work. James Caan critics lucky way The most talented people are always the nicest. James Caan people Unless I love something or hate it, I don't want to deal with it. James Caan deals hate want I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful. James Caan shoulders not-sure pain 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 growing-up passion son What's the difference between sex and love? I have four wives and five kids. I apparently don't know the difference. James Caan differences kids sex
