James Cagney Quotes

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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 time to be impressed by all those misfortunes. I have an idea that the Irish possess a built-in don't-give-a-damn that helps them through all the stress.

James Cagney

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

Dancing, if done consistently and as part of a measured regimen is a form of life insurance.

James Cagney

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

Dancing is a primal urge coming to life at the first moment we need to express joy.

James Cagney

Absorption in things other than self is the secret of a happy life.

James Cagney

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

James Cagney

James Cagney

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Born: July 17, 1899

Died: March 30, 1986 (aged 86)

Bio: James Francis Cagney, Jr. was an American actor and dancer, both on stage and in film, though he had his greatest impact in film.

Known for:

The Public Enemy (1931)
White Heat (1949)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)

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