English is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.
MICHAEL CAINEWhen you reach the top, that’s when the climb begins.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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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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It’s a lesson in life – don’t look back, you’ll trip over.
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This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you’ve got.
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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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At age 11, I went to a Jewish school. I speak Yiddish. I’m Church of England Protestant. My father was Catholic, and my mother was Protestant. My wife is a Muslim.
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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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Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.
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Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
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Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser.
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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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My father was a fish market porter. So I grew up on fish, because he used to steal one a day, I grew up on the very best fish that money could buy, ’cause he only stole the good stuff.
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I have never seen it but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built and it is terrific.
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Obsession is a young man’s game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.
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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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