I really believe that you grow up a certain way in New York. There's a New York morality, a sense of loyalty. You know how to win and lose. There's a thousand kids outside, you know who to push and who not to push. There's a sixth sense you develop just because it's New York.

The following year Coppola cast him as the short-tempered Sonny Corleone in The Godfather. In 1960[citation needed] he married Dee Jay Mathis; they divorced in 1966.

Caan (born March 26 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles in The Godfather Thief Misery A Bridge Too Far Brian's Song Rollerball Kiss Me Goodbye Elf and El Dorado.