Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser.
MICHAEL CAINEThe trouble with women? Elbows.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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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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The old guys like me started in the theatre. I was in the theatre for nine years.
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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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I’m the audience’s representative on earth.
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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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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.
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I don’t see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
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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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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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What a lot of people dont realize about gangs, in my opinion, is that a gang is not there to attack you. Eighty percent of the people in a gang are there to stop anyone from attacking them. You join a gang for protection, not to go out and hit someone.
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I never look back at all. All of my sentiment and emotion goes into my family. I’m an extremely family oriented person and I have a very, very happy family life. That doesn’t just include blood relations. I have friends who are close to me.
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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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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 usually control the environment I’m in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.
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When you reach the top, that’s when the climb begins.
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