To me, growing old is great. It’s the very best thing – considering the alternative.
MICHAEL CAINESome 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.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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When you reach the top, that’s when the climb begins.
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There’s only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people’s cultures and the Dutch.
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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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There was a certain moment. I was about 61 – two, three or four, and I got a script. And I sent it back to the producer saying – “I don’t wanna do it. The part’s too small.” And he sent it back to me, he said, “You shouldn’t read the lover. You should read the father.
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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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I’ve always loved reprehensible people because they’re so much more interesting to play on screen.
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This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you’ve got.
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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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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 felt a tremendous sadness for men who can’t deal with a woman of their own age.
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I’m every bourgeois nightmare – a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars.
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Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
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In my opinion, everybody is getting older and older. We have a great deal of dementia because nobody grew old enough to get it.
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I think life has got to develop as you get older, and I don’t want to be wandering along doing the same old thing. I want more out of life.
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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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