Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.
MICHAEL CAINEBe like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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The trouble with women? Elbows.
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Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
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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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You can’t get blase about something you haven’t done yet.
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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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You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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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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The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.
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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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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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I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me.
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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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I’ve never been out with a married woman, never. I respect others’ properties.
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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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I’m every bourgeois nightmare – a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars.
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