Top 45 Quotes by James Caan

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

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

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

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

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

What I do quite honestly and seriously and not in any way being humble is not as important as what the garbage collector does. People make actors important.

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.

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

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.

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