I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
MICHAEL CAINEAnyone can write. But comedy, you’ve got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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It’s vital to have your own space so you aren’t constantly in each other’s pockets.
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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 have a knack of making villainous people a little bit sympathetic, a bit of fun on screen.
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I’m not in the Lifetime Achievement area yet-I’m still battling it out in the trenches.
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I’ve never taken drugs – if you take a drug of your choice, you get some ecstatic feeling.
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You start pretending to have fun, you might have a little by accident.
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I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.
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The trouble with women? Elbows.
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Maybe it’s time we all stop trying to outsmart the truth and let it have its day.
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I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren’t funny.
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People say to me, why did you do those films, and I say, for money. It wasn’t for diamond rings or kidney shaped swimming pools in Beverly Hills, it was in order to improve the lot of everyone around me.
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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’ve had such a great time, I’d like to come back as me – and do it all over again.
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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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