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I never bring a role home with me. The moment they say, ‘It’s a wrap,’ it’s gone completely. I’m a totally ruthless professional, and life is my family, not my work.

Michael Caine

I’ve always got to have one impossible dream on the back burner.
MICHAEL CAINE

Dreams Impossible Oneself
The trouble with women? Elbows.
MICHAEL CAINE

Hands Trouble Woman
I’m every bourgeois nightmare – a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars.
MICHAEL CAINE

Intelligence Money Myself Nightmare
I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can’t deal with a woman of their own age.
MICHAEL CAINE

Age Deal Feeling Man Myself Sadness Woman
A man should dress in a way that you don’t notice. He looks good and you don’t know why. But it’s the tailoring, the materials, and the clothes.
MICHAEL CAINE

Clothes Himself Man Material Notice Way
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.
MICHAEL CAINE

Actor Attitude Digital Forever Learning Movie Myself
I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
MICHAEL CAINE

Myself Nasty Weakness
You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
MICHAEL CAINE

Freedom Individual Sacrifice Unique Yourself
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 CAINE

Choice Movie Myself Preference Repeat
If you’re a movie actor, you’re on your own – you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.
MICHAEL CAINE

Control Director Movie Power Yourself
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.
MICHAEL CAINE

Burn Logic Man Negotiation Reason World
About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.
MICHAEL CAINE

Character Darkness Form Myself View World
Hollywood is a cross between a health farm, a recreation center and an insane asylum. It’s a company town, and I happen to like the company!
MICHAEL CAINE

Character Company Health Myself Nature Recreation
I’ve never been out with a married woman, never. I respect others’ properties.
MICHAEL CAINE

Marriage Myself Property Respect Togetherness Woman
Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
MICHAEL CAINE

Funny Movie Scene Yourself
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.
MICHAEL CAINE

Best Character Steal Yourself

I never bring a role home with me. The moment they say, ‘It’s a wrap,’ it’s gone completely. I’m a totally ruthless professional, and life is my family, not my work.

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I never bring a role home with me. The moment they say, ‘It’s a wrap,’ it’s gone completely. I’m a totally ruthless professional, and life is my family, not my work.

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