I’m looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.
MICHAEL CAINEBooks were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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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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Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
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My mum never understood how much I earned. When I told her I earned a million pounds a film, she said, ‘How much is that?’
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I don’t have any regrets because I’m very optimistic, and live each day as though it’s the last.
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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 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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Maybe it’s time we all stop trying to outsmart the truth and let it have its day.
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It’s vital to have your own space so you aren’t constantly in each other’s pockets.
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Great acting is about listening to what they are saying not waiting to deliver your lines.
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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 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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I’ve never taken drugs – if you take a drug of your choice, you get some ecstatic feeling.
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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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This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you’ve got.
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