James Caan

“Someone's always saying, "It's not whether you win or lose," but if you feel that way, you're as good as dead.”

“The most talented people are always the nicest.”

“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 recogniz...”

“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...”

“I turned down 'Cuckoo's Nest' four times before Jack got it.”

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

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

“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,...”

“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.”