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"I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting."
"Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part."
"There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane."
"You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom."
"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."
"I jumped into acting because it was fun. It was tougher when I had to take my fun seriously."
"It's not subtle or restrained. It's not any of the things you like to think apply to your acting."
Explore more quotes by James Caan
"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."
"You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you."
"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 always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago."
"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 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."
"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."
"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?"
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