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)
You dirty, double-crossing rat. View quote
James Cagney
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I never actually said "Ooh, you dirty rat." View quote
James Cagney
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. View quote
James Cagney
He can't even put a telephone receiver back on the hook without giving the action some special spark of life. View quote
James Cagney