Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser.
MICHAEL CAINEA man’s body may grow old, but inside his spirit can still be as young and as restless as ever.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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I’m looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.
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You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
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Hollywood is a cross between a health farm, a recreation center and an insane asylum. It’s a company town, and I happen to like the company!
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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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What a lot of people dont realize about gangs, in my opinion, is that a gang is not there to attack you. Eighty percent of the people in a gang are there to stop anyone from attacking them. You join a gang for protection, not to go out and hit someone.
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Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you’ve had a life like mine, you have to.
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I don’t see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
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A man should dress in a way that you don’t notice. He looks good and you don’t know why. But it’s the tailoring, the materials, and the clothes.
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A lot of people said, Who do you think you are? I told them I know exactly who I am and I’ll tell you exactly where I’m going.
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I’ve always got to have one impossible dream on the back burner.
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I have a knack of making villainous people a little bit sympathetic, a bit of fun on screen.
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I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.
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I 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.
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It’s a lesson in life – don’t look back, you’ll trip over.
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