My father was a fish market porter. So I grew up on fish, because he used to steal one a day, I grew up on the very best fish that money could buy, ’cause he only stole the good stuff.
MICHAEL CAINEDo you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy,”Easy” doesn’t enter into grown-up life.
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I don’t think human beings are bad. They’re weak. And that’s what makes ’em bad.
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Be patient.Of course it will come. It took me years to get an Oscar.
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I’m the audience’s representative on earth.
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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.
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Save your money. You’re going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.
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When it comes to politics, I believe you have to cut the cake so that everybody gets a piece, but at the same time, you have to keep in mind that somebody has to make the cake.
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This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you’ve got.
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About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.
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Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he’s that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it’s not, I assure you.
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I feel like 35. At 35 you’re old enough to know something and young enough to look forward to what you can do with the knowledge. So I stayed at 35!
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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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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’ve never taken drugs – if you take a drug of your choice, you get some ecstatic feeling.
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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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Maybe it’s time we all stop trying to outsmart the truth and let it have its day.
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