I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.
MICHAEL CAINEI never regret anything. I always said that when I’m old, I want to be sitting there regretting the things that I did and not the things that I didn’t do; and now I’m old, and I don’t regret anything! I had fun. I had fun, and I’m still having it.
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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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Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.
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You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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Use the difficulties – if you can’t avoid them
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English is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.
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I usually control the environment I’m in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.
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A man’s body may grow old, but inside his spirit can still be as young and as restless as ever.
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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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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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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’m looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.
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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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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 never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got.
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I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.
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