James Caan Quotes

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

  James Caan

  Names, Careers, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Success is the result of clear goal, unshakable confidence, proper planning, enthusiastic ACTION and consistent persistence.

  James Caan

  Motivational, Business, Persistence

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• Observe the masses and do the opposite

  James Caan

  Opposites, Individuality, Mass

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• Obstacles are only opportunities to succeed or fail; how we handle them determines what will happen.

  James Caan

  Motivational, Opportunity, Succeed

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• My least favorite phrase in the English language is 'I don't care.'

  James Caan

  Phrases, Care, Language

  "James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all.

  James Caan

  Guy, Showing Up, Enough

  "James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• Never stop asking yourself whether you can do things better. Keep testing every aspect of your business to the nth degree, and challenge every one of your assumptions. The tougher you are on yourself now, the tougher your business will be out there in the real world.

  James Caan

  Real, Challenges, Degrees

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• Sometimes it seems like this is the choice - either kick ass or kiss ass.

  James Caan

  Kissing, Choices, Violence

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• My acting technique is to look up at God just before the camera rolls and say, 'Give me a break.'

  James Caan

  Giving, Acting, Technique

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The most talented people are always the nicest.

  James Caan

  People

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• What's the difference between sex and love? I have four wives and five kids. I apparently don't know the difference.

  James Caan

  Sex, Kids, Differences

  "James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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

  James Caan

  Height, Matter, Slides

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while.

  James Caan

  Funny, Divorce, Playboy

  "James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• 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.

  James Caan

  Things In Life, Appreciate, Littles

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• 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

  "James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• 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

  Loyalty, New York, Growing Up

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• 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

  Success, Winning, Enthusiasm

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• I went to a shrink once, but I caught him going to a fortune-teller so I quit.

  James Caan

  Quitting, Fortune, Caught

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

  James Caan

  Talking, Acting, Actors

  "James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• 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.

  James Caan

  Hurt, Actors, Want

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• I had great, great times as a Little League coach. People were talking about me quitting acting, and they would say, What about your creative juices? Coaching is creative, because you could take a kid who thought he wasn't any good and, within four minutes, change his mind. And I didn't have to wait six months for them to put music to it.

  James Caan

  Change, Kids, Talking

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• 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

  College, Two, Acting

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

  James Caan

  Humble, People, Important

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• 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

  Birthday, Beautiful, Girl

  "James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• I'm here instead of having shoulder surgery. But I'm not sure which is more painful.

  James Caan

  Pain, Shoulders, Not Sure

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