I don’t see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
MICHAEL CAINEYou don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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People say to me, why did you do those films, and I say, for money. It wasn’t for diamond rings or kidney shaped swimming pools in Beverly Hills, it was in order to improve the lot of everyone around 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 most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too much.
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When becoming a character, you have to steal. Steal whatever you see. You can even steal from other actors’ characterizations; but if you do, only steal from the best.
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Save your money. You’re going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.
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I’ve never taken drugs – if you take a drug of your choice, you get some ecstatic feeling.
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I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.
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The old guys like me started in the theatre. I was in the theatre for nine years.
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You start pretending to have fun, you might have a little by accident.
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If you’re a movie actor, you’re on your own – you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.
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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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There’s only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people’s cultures and the Dutch.
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You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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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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I’ve never been out with a married woman, never. I respect others’ properties.
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