James Caan Refuses to Be the Typical 'Hollywood Liberal'

FoxNews ^ | 8/11/10 | Hollie McKay

[MissTed]

Veteran actor James Caan let people in on a little secret last week. After 46 successful years among Hollywood’s most outspoken liberal stars, he’s speaking up about breaking the mold.

“I'm an ultra conservative,” he said at Moet & Chandon’s 6th Annual Hollyshorts Film Festival Opening Night Celebration in Los Angeles.

“I'm not a G** damn Hollywood liberal, I'm not,” he said, adding he only watches Fox News.

Caan, who was at the event promoting his involvement with the online platform Openfilm.com, also added that he doesn’t think Hollywood actors need to comment on every single political issue. When Pop Tarts questioned him on California courts deeming Proposition 8, which bans same sex marriage, “unconstitutional,” he preferred to keep his lips sealed.

"I don't want to comment on that. I'll let those other geniuses do that – all those actors who like to find a stage to push their agendas,” he said. “They don't have political science degrees... I certainly don't. I'll leave it to Sean Penn or Barbara Streisand to comment on that."

[OldDeckHand]

As if I needed another reason to love Sonny Corleone.

[DCBryan1]

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! :)

CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! :)

There, fixed it for you ;)

[dfwgator]

He’ll always be Brian Piccolo to me.

[dfwgator]

According to “The Man Law” there are two movies that men are allowed to cry after, “Old Yeller” and “Brian’s Song.”

[Pearls Before Swine]

I liked him before and couldn’t exactly say why. Maybe it was the feeling that he was a real man and not a pretend man.

I liked his early stuff--Rollerball is great. The DVD had a director's overdub track, where he said that Caan had been a rodeo rider before he tried his hand at acting.

[OldDeckHand]

"I think these younger actors who keep spouting leftist trash and devilish nonsense are trying to stay on everyone's 'A' lists."

Yes, the young actors are scared to say anything other than the accepted liberal orthodoxy. The guy who plays "Chuck" on tv, Zachary Levi, is a devout practicing Christian. And, he's pretty outspoken about it, BUT he won't answer any political questions. I'm sure he doesn't want to get blackballed, and even "coming out" as a Christian can be a career-ender in Hollywood.

There's another actor, Neal McDonough - whose name you probably don't recognize, but I promise you'd recognize his face - was cast in this summer's TV show, "Scoundrels". McDonough is a devout Catholic and unfailing family man. After he was cast, there were some scenes written where he was to be "in bed" with his on-screen "wife". McDonough refused to do the scene as written because he thought it was too sexually gratuitous, so he was replaced. Thankfully, "Scoundrels" has been a miserable failure for ABC.

[BamaAndy]

I’ll have to make certain I see all his stuff from now on...

[jrg]

We do, even here in CA

I DO think the best thing for the country would be for the BIG one to hit Kali-fornia and create an entirely new coastline, dropping off some of our "finest" west coast cities.

When this occurs, I'm sure our Goober-mint will pass a resolution to allow Kali to keep it's total electoral votes.

[bmwcyle]

ping

[Artemis Webb]

"This way the new found Hollywood conservatives can regain some following with conservative movie fans."

"Conservative movie fans" aren't exactly a group that spends much at the box office. In fact the one movie I remember recently that was made by a conservative for conservatives (and promoted by conservatives) was "American Carol" and it was a total box office flop.

[coon2000]

JONATHAN E! I loved Rollerball!!

[Artemis Webb]

"Does Caan read FR?"

Why would he? Usually when there is talk about movies on FR it's disrupted by somebody saying, "I don't watch anything from HOLLYWEIRD"

[Swede Girl]

Even after all of his roles in the movies, the one thing I always remember him in was a 1980’s Parade article in which he was interviewed. There were pictures of him with his son, Scott, who was around 10 or so at the time. In fact, it was the cover picture and story. He spoke of the importance of being a father and what a joy it was.

I don't know anything about his relationships with his other children, but it seemed that he was really into his role as a father at this time. In fact, that article was a subject one day in one of my early childhood courses in college. I remember the discussion like it was yesterday. The general theme was that if all fathers could only feel what James Caan was able to express, it would be a better world.

I am glad to learn that he is conservative in his politics. He probably had to keep that fact undercover all of these years in order to acquire rolls. Perhaps others in Hollywood will soon summon the courage to speak out if they are conservatives.

[ssaftler]

“Brian’s Song” also features of my favorite actors in Billy Dee Williams. Loved him in “Bingo Long”, and, of course, he did a mean Lando in the Star Wars V and VI.

[dfwgator]

The funny thing is, while Caan and Williams have done many more projects, when I see them, I always think of them as Sayers and Piccolo.

I think that movie did more for race relations in this country than just about anything else.

[fredhead]

Alan Bourdillion Traherne, also known as Mississippi, from the John Wayne movie “El Dorado” co-starring Robert Mitchum.

[a fool in paradise]

When Pop Tarts questioned him on California courts deeming Proposition 8, which bans same sex marriage, “unconstitutional,” he preferred to keep his lips sealed. "I don't want to comment on that. I'll let those other geniuses do that – all those actors who like to find a stage to push their agendas,” he said. “They don't have political science degrees... I certainly don't. I'll leave it to Sean Penn or Barbara Streisand to comment on that."

He didn't want to be blacklisted by the Lavender Mafia. He didn't want to be savaged by Gaystapo Tactics.

[Deb]

“I love Brian Piccolo” too. (sniff)

[Deb]

I thought men were allowed to cry at any movie where Sean Connery dies.

[dfwgator]

I am glad to learn that he is conservative in his politics. He probably had to keep that fact undercover all of these years in order to acquire rolls. Perhaps others in Hollywood will soon summon the courage to speak out if they are conservatives.

I believe Charlton Heston once said that there were even more closet Conservatives in Hollywood, than closet homosexuals.