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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.

Michael Caine

I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.
MICHAEL CAINE

Choice Movie Myself Preference Repeat
I’ve always loved reprehensible people because they’re so much more interesting to play on screen.
MICHAEL CAINE

Interesting Love Myself People Play Screen
I don’t see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
MICHAEL CAINE

Life Myself See Sight
The old guys like me started in the theatre. I was in the theatre for nine years.
MICHAEL CAINE

Man Myself Old Start Theatre Time
English is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.
MICHAEL CAINE

Language Opposite Speech
Maybe it’s time we all stop trying to outsmart the truth and let it have its day.
MICHAEL CAINE

Day Smart Stop Time Truth
Obsession is a young man’s game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.
MICHAEL CAINE

Excuse Game Growth Man Myself Obsession Young
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.
MICHAEL CAINE

Age Children Father Relationship Religion Talk
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 CAINE

Character Darkness Form Myself View World
As an actor, my attitude towards using of film versus digital is, if you have film, filmmakers have to cut eventually so you don’t have to learn all that dialogue. With digital, they can just go on forever and it’s a nightmare. So, I like film – nice short takes.
MICHAEL CAINE

Actor Attitude Digital Forever Learning Movie Myself
I have a knack of making villainous people a little bit sympathetic, a bit of fun on screen.
MICHAEL CAINE

Movie Myself People Screen Sympathy
Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he’s that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it’s not, I assure you.
MICHAEL CAINE

Act Cinema Easy Goodness Machine Movie Stage Yourself
Great acting is about listening to what they are saying not waiting to deliver your lines.
MICHAEL CAINE

Deliver Greatness Listening Yourself
I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.
MICHAEL CAINE

Myself Poor Preference Rich
I don’t have any regrets because I’m very optimistic, and live each day as though it’s the last.
MICHAEL CAINE

Day Myself Optimistic Regret
Anyone can write. But comedy, you’ve got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas.
MICHAEL CAINE

Comedy Drama Oneself Writing

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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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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