Actor Quote by James Cagney Download Open image “Learn your lines… plant your feet… look the other actor in the eye… say the words… mean them.” — James Cagney ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actor Actor Eye Actors Eye Feet Learn Lines Lines Look Actor Looks Mean Plant Say Words
Learn your lines, find your mark, look 'em in the eye and tell 'em the truth. — James Cagney Copy Share Image
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I'm not an actor. I can show up for friends and improvise a little bit, but I'm not an actor. I can't remember lines. — Robert Downey Sr Copy Share Image
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You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting. — Jacqueline Bisset Copy Share Image
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As an actor I have a cushy position because everything gets set up for me. I am only needed to learn my lines ,… — Shabana Azmi 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
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failure in the theater is more public, more brilliant, more unreal than in any other field. — Lillian Hellman Copy Share Image
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