James Cagney Quotes

One thing that troubles me is that they say that my portrayals of gangsters and hoodlums led to a tolerance of the criminal element by society. Well, I certainly hope they didn't, because I'm firmly opposed to crime.

- James Cagney

Tags

Troubles | Portrayals | Gangsters | Hoodlums | Tolerance |

comments powered by Disqus

Random

Learn your lines, find your mark, look 'em in the eye and tell 'em the truth. - James Cagney

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 William Shakespeare as a superpoet. You don't hear them call Michelangelo a superpainter. They only apply the word to this mundane market. - James Cagney