There’s only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people’s cultures and the Dutch.
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.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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My understanding of women goes only as far as the pleasures.
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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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I don’t see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
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I 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.
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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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Obsession is a young man’s game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.
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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 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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I never look back at all. All of my sentiment and emotion goes into my family. I’m an extremely family oriented person and I have a very, very happy family life. That doesn’t just include blood relations. I have friends who are close to me.
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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.
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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 did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. I’m pig-headed.
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I’m the audience’s representative on earth.
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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.
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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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