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.
MICHAEL CAINESave your money. You’re going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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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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Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser.
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I usually control the environment I’m in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.
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The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly – because if they don’t speak fast enough, nobody will listen to them.
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This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you’ve got.
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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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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 don’t see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
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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 have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.
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For all my education, accomplishments, and so called ‘wisdom’… I can’t fathom my own heart.
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The difference between a movie star and a movie actor is this – a movie star will say, ‘How can I change the script to suit me?’ and a movie actor will say. ‘How can I change me to suit the script?’
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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 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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I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
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