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 CAINEFunny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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I have never seen it but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built and it is terrific.
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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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Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you’ve had a life like mine, you have to.
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You can’t get blase about something you haven’t done yet.
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I’m not in the Lifetime Achievement area yet-I’m still battling it out in the trenches.
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Hollywood is a cross between a health farm, a recreation center and an insane asylum. It’s a company town, and I happen to like the company!
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I’ve had such a great time, I’d like to come back as me – and do it all over again.
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I usually control the environment I’m in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.
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A man’s body may grow old, but inside his spirit can still be as young and as restless as ever.
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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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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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The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.
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Great acting is about listening to what they are saying not waiting to deliver your lines.
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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 did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. I’m pig-headed.
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