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James Cagney Quotes

I`m sick of carrying guns and beating up women Picture Quote #1

I got a part as a chorus girl in a show called Every Sailor and I had fun doing it. Mother didn’t really approve of it, through Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

You know, the period of World War I and the Roaring Twenties were really just about the same as today. You worked, and you made a living if you could, and you tired to make the best of things. For an actor or a dancer, it was no different then than today. It was a struggle Picture Quote #1

My father was totally Irish, and so I went to Ireland once. I found it to be very much like New York, for it was a beautiful country, and both the women and men were good-looking Picture Quote #1

I got a part as a chorus girl in a show called Every Sailor and I had fun doing it. Mother didn’t really approve of it, through Picture Quote #1

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I’m sick of carrying guns and beating up women Picture Quote #1

Find your mark, look the other fellow in the eye, and tell the truth Picture Quote #1

Absorption in things other than self is the secret of a happy life Picture Quote #1

You don’t psych yourself up for these things, you do them... I’m acting for the audience, not for myself, and I do it as directly as I can Picture Quote #1

Learn your lines… plant your feet… look the other actor in the eye… say the words… mean them Picture Quote #1

Outside of my family, the prime concern of my life has been nature and its order, and how we have been savagely altering that order Picture Quote #1

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Once a song and dance man, always a song and dance man. Those few words tell as much about me professionally as there is to tell Picture Quote #1

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 always mean everything you say Picture Quote #1

Perhaps people, and kids especially, are spoiled today, because all the kids today have cars, it seems. When I was young you were lucky to have a bike Picture Quote #1

In the movies, Bette Davis lights two cigarettes and hands the second one to James Cagney. It was just so glamorous and romantic Picture Quote #1

James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire to be in them Picture Quote #1

Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth Picture Quote #1

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I`m sick of carrying guns and beating up women (James Cagney Quotes) I got a part as a chorus girl in a show called Every Sailor and I had fun doing it. Mother didn’t really approve of it, through. (James Cagney Quotes) 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 Quotes) You know, the period of World War I and the Roaring Twenties were really just about the same as today. You worked, and you made a living if you could, and you tired to make the best of things. For an actor or a dancer, it was no different then than today. It was a struggle (James Cagney Quotes) My father was totally Irish, and so I went to Ireland once. I found it to be very much like New York, for it was a beautiful country, and both the women and men were good-looking (James Cagney Quotes) I got a part as a chorus girl in a show called Every Sailor and I had fun doing it. Mother didn’t really approve of it, through (James Cagney Quotes) I’m sick of carrying guns and beating up women (James Cagney Quotes) Find your mark, look the other fellow in the eye, and tell the truth (James Cagney Quotes) Absorption in things other than self is the secret of a happy life (James Cagney Quotes) You don’t psych yourself up for these things, you do them... I’m acting for the audience, not for myself, and I do it as directly as I can (James Cagney Quotes) Learn your lines… plant your feet… look the other actor in the eye… say the words… mean them (James Cagney Quotes) Outside of my family, the prime concern of my life has been nature and its order, and how we have been savagely altering that order (James Cagney Quotes) Once a song and dance man, always a song and dance man. Those few words tell as much about me professionally as there is to tell (James Cagney Quotes) 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 always mean everything you say (James Cagney Quotes) Perhaps people, and kids especially, are spoiled today, because all the kids today have cars, it seems. When I was young you were lucky to have a bike (James Cagney Quotes) In the movies, Bette Davis lights two cigarettes and hands the second one to James Cagney. It was just so glamorous and romantic (James Cagney Quotes) James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire to be in them (James Cagney Quotes) Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth (James Cagney Quotes)