The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.
MICHAEL CAINESome men aren’t looking for anything logical, like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
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There’s only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people’s cultures and the Dutch.
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When becoming a character, you have to steal. Steal whatever you see. You can even steal from other actors’ characterizations; but if you do, only steal from the best.
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I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did last, and I’m my own most vicious critic. So I’m always trying to do it better.
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Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
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If you’re a movie actor, you’re on your own – you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.
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I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
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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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About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.
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I feel like 35. At 35 you’re old enough to know something and young enough to look forward to what you can do with the knowledge. So I stayed at 35!
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This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you’ve got.
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Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you’ve had a life like mine, you have to.
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I’ve always loved reprehensible people because they’re so much more interesting to play on screen.
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Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.
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I think life has got to develop as you get older, and I don’t want to be wandering along doing the same old thing. I want more out of life.
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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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