Though I soon became typecast in Hollywood as a gangster and hoodlum, I was originally a dancer, an Irish hoofer, trained in vaudeville tap dance. I always leapt at the opportunity to dance in films later on. — James Cagney Copy Share Image
“Where once was a vertebrae is now a tangle, from constant kissing at an awkward angle.” — James Cagney Copy Share Image
Where I come from, if there's a buck to be made, you don't ask questions, you go ahead and make it. — James Cagney Copy Share Image
There's not much to say about acting but this. Never settle back on your heels. Never relax. If you relax, the audience relaxes. And… — James Cagney Copy Share Image
I never had the slightest difficulty with a fellow actor. Not until One, Two, Three. In that picture, Horst Buchholz tried all sorts of… — James Cagney Copy Share Image
Once a song and dance man, always a song and dance man. Those few words tell as much about me professionally as there is… — James Cagney Copy Share Image
I never actually said, 'Nnng-you dirty ra-at!' What I actually said was 'Judy! Judy! Judy!' — James Cagney Copy Share Image
“I hate the word superstar". I have never been able to think in those terms. They are overstatements. You don't hear them speak of… — James Cagney Copy Share Image
Find your mark, look the other fellow in the eye, and tell the truth. — James Cagney Copy Share Image
My biggest concern is that doing a rough-and-tumble scene I might hurt someone accidentally. — James Cagney Copy Share Image
New Orleans is 5 feet below sea level, which means that holes dug in the ground immediately fill with water. Coffins were punctured and… — James Cagney Copy Share Image
