I’ve always loved reprehensible people because they’re so much more interesting to play on screen.
MICHAEL CAINEDo I believe in God? Yes I do. When you’ve had a life like mine, you have to.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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Be patient.Of course it will come. It took me years to get an Oscar.
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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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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 enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren’t funny.
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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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Do 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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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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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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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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If you’re a movie actor, you’re on your own – you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.
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Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
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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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It’s vital to have your own space so you aren’t constantly in each other’s pockets.
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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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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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