About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.
MICHAEL CAINEAbout Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.
MICHAEL CAINEMaybe it’s time we all stop trying to outsmart the truth and let it have its day.
MICHAEL CAINEWhen 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.
MICHAEL CAINEFunny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
MICHAEL CAINEI read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me.
MICHAEL CAINEMy most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too much.
MICHAEL CAINEWhen you reach the top, that’s when the climb begins.
MICHAEL CAINEI’ve had such a great time, I’d like to come back as me – and do it all over again.
MICHAEL CAINEEnglish is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.
MICHAEL CAINEI 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.
MICHAEL CAINEThat 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.
MICHAEL CAINEI always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
MICHAEL CAINEYou can’t get blase about something you haven’t done yet.
MICHAEL CAINEI never bring a role home with me. The moment they say, ‘It’s a wrap,’ it’s gone completely. I’m a totally ruthless professional, and life is my family, not my work.
MICHAEL CAINEIf you’re a movie actor, you’re on your own – you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.
MICHAEL CAINEMy mum never understood how much I earned. When I told her I earned a million pounds a film, she said, ‘How much is that?’
MICHAEL CAINE