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.
MICHAEL CAINEGreat acting is about listening to what they are saying not waiting to deliver your lines.
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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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Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
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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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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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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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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.
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When you reach the top, that’s when the climb begins.
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I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
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I’m the audience’s representative on earth.
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Great acting is about listening to what they are saying not waiting to deliver your lines.
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You start pretending to have fun, you might have a little by accident.
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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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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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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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If you’re a movie actor, you’re on your own – you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.
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