"I never had the slightest difficulty with a……" — James Cagney
"I never had the slightest difficulty with a fellow actor. Not until One, Two, Three. In that picture, Horst Buchholz tried all sorts of scene-stealing didoes. I came close to knocking him on his ass."
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30 Quotes by James Cagney
James Cagney has 30 quotes on this site.
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Perhaps people, and kids especially, are spoiled today, because all the kids today have cars, it seems. When I was…
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I got a part as a chorus girl in a show called Every Sailor and I had fun doing it.…
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My childhood was surrounded by trouble, illness, and my dad's alcoholism, but as I said, we just didn't have the…
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I`m sick of carrying guns and beating up women.
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There's not much to say about acting but this. Never settle back on your heels. Never relax. If you relax,…
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I never said, 'MMMmmm, you dirty rat!
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You know, the period of World War I and the Roaring Twenties were really just about the same as today.…
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You don't psych yourself up for these things, you do them... I'm acting for the audience, not for myself, and…
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Once a song and dance man, always a song and dance man. Those few words tell as much about me…
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Find your mark, look the other fellow in the eye, and tell the truth.
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You dirty, double-crossing rat.
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Absorption in things other than self is the secret of a happy life.
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