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I’m looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.

Michael Caine

The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.
MICHAEL CAINE

Actor Age Play Research Time
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
When it comes to politics, I believe you have to cut the cake so that everybody gets a piece, but at the same time, you have to keep in mind that somebody has to make the cake.
MICHAEL CAINE

Believe Cake Deep Mindset Pieces Politics Yourself
You’ve got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw it all out of the window and shoot spontaneously, then you must follow his lead.
MICHAEL CAINE

Director Follow Home Leadership Planning Window Yourself
I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can’t deal with a woman of their own age.
MICHAEL CAINE

Age Deal Feeling Man Myself Sadness Woman
There was a certain moment. I was about 61 – two, three or four, and I got a script. And I sent it back to the producer saying – “I don’t wanna do it. The part’s too small.” And he sent it back to me, he said, “You shouldn’t read the lover. You should read the father.
MICHAEL CAINE

Age Father Lover Moments Movie Reading Scripture Time Yourself
In my opinion, everybody is getting older and older. We have a great deal of dementia because nobody grew old enough to get it.
MICHAEL CAINE

Enough Greatness Myself Old Opinion
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
My understanding of women goes only as far as the pleasures.
MICHAEL CAINE

Happiness Understand Woman
I don’t see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
MICHAEL CAINE

Life Myself See Sight
I’m looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.
MICHAEL CAINE

Act Disappear Myself Person Reality
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.
MICHAEL CAINE

Actor Better Compete Criticism Greatness Myself Try
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
Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.
MICHAEL CAINE

Act Competition Goodness Lose Movie
I feel like 35. At 35 you’re old enough to know something and young enough to look forward to what you can do with the knowledge. So I stayed at 35!
MICHAEL CAINE

Enough Feeling Knowledge Myself Old Stay
You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
MICHAEL CAINE

Freedom Individual Sacrifice Unique Yourself

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