James Caan
I know what winning and losing is when you gamble.
I didn't have parents I could take a million dollars from. We were a lower-class family.
My big thing is that I always get typecast.
I turned down 'Cuckoo's Nest' four times before Jack got it.
It's always the guys who have absolutely nothing to give that start screaming and yelling about their makeup and trailers. It's a diversion so you don't pay attention to them, because they stink!
Success is the result of clear goal, unshakable confidence, proper planning, enthusiastic ACTION and consistent persistence.Collection: Motivational
Observe the masses and do the oppositeCollection: Opposites
Obstacles are only opportunities to succeed or fail; how we handle them determines what will happen.Collection: Motivational
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.Collection: Real
Sometimes it seems like this is the choice - either kick ass or kiss ass.Collection: Kissing
The most talented people are always the nicest.Collection: People
Someone's always saying, "It's not whether you win or lose," but if you feel that way, you're as good as dead.Collection: Success
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.Collection: Change
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'.Collection: Birthday