James Caan

“I don't think silicone makes a girl good or bad.”

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

“You have to be very careful when you let someone win.”

“There's nothing more boring than actors talking about acting.”

“A lot of young actors look up to me, and I wouldn't trade that for any money in the world. I don't want to lose their respect and be a hypocrite.”

“I rodeo-ed for nine years. That's my other life.”

“Anyone of my generation who tells you he hasn't 'done Brando' is lying.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“People wonder why first-time directors can make a brilliant picture, then suck on the second one. It's because they're a little terrified the first time. So they listen to all the experts around them.”

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

“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?”

“It's always more interesting to play the villain.”

“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.”

“Unless I love something or hate it, I don't want to deal with it.”

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