You can’t get blase about something you haven’t done yet.
MICHAEL CAINEEnglish is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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The difference between a movie star and a movie actor is this – a movie star will say, ‘How can I change the script to suit me?’ and a movie actor will say. ‘How can I change me to suit the script?’
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I usually control the environment I’m in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.
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That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn’t be any acting. You should just be watching a real person.
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I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
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You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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I’ve always got to have one impossible dream on the back burner.
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You start pretending to have fun, you might have a little by accident.
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I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me.
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I don’t think human beings are bad. They’re weak. And that’s what makes ’em bad.
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What a lot of people dont realize about gangs, in my opinion, is that a gang is not there to attack you. Eighty percent of the people in a gang are there to stop anyone from attacking them. You join a gang for protection, not to go out and hit someone.
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My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too much.
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There’s quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.
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Use the difficulties – if you can’t avoid them
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When I look in the mirror, I see someone who’s happy with how he looks, because I was never one of the handsome Hollywood people. And I’ve had success as I’ve gotten older, because I’m able to play characters. I no longer get the girl, but I get the part.
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My mum never understood how much I earned. When I told her I earned a million pounds a film, she said, ‘How much is that?’
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