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

Car, Today, Young

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

Mother, Fun, Girl

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

Best, War, Today

You dirty, double-crossing rat.
James Cagney

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

Women, Men, Beautiful

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: July 17, 1899

Died: March 30, 1986

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