I usually control the environment I’m in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.
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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There’s quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.
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For all my education, accomplishments, and so called ‘wisdom’… I can’t fathom my own heart.
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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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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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You’ve got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw it all out of the window and shoot spontaneously, then you must follow his lead.
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I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me.
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In film, other actors’ performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn’t giving you what you want, act as though he were.
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I’m the audience’s representative on earth.
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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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Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you’ve had a life like mine, you have to.
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English is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.
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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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You can’t get blase about something you haven’t done yet.
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I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
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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.
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