This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you’ve got.
MICHAEL CAINEEnglish is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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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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Maybe it’s time we all stop trying to outsmart the truth and let it have its day.
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Some men aren’t looking for anything logical, like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
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I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.
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Don’t sit as if you have nothing to say. You should be bursting with things to say. You just choose at this particular place and time, not to say them.
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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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I’m not in the Lifetime Achievement area yet-I’m still battling it out in the trenches.
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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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I don’t think human beings are bad. They’re weak. And that’s what makes ’em bad.
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You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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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 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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It’s a lesson in life – don’t look back, you’ll trip over.
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I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren’t funny.
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The difference between a movie star and a movie actor is this – a movie star will say, ‘How can I change the script to suit me?’ and a movie actor will say. ‘How can I change me to suit the script?’
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