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I’m every bourgeois nightmare – a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars.

Michael Caine

At age 11, I went to a Jewish school. I speak Yiddish. I’m Church of England Protestant. My father was Catholic, and my mother was Protestant. My wife is a Muslim.
MICHAEL CAINE

Age Children Father Relationship Religion Talk
It’s a lesson in life – don’t look back, you’ll trip over.
MICHAEL CAINE

Lesson Life Past Sight Trip Yourself
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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Clothes Himself Man Material Notice Way
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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Enjoyment Funny Laughter People Praise Story Yourself
Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.
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Book Castle Library Myself Window World
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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Act Advice Friendship Low Slow Talk
You can’t get blase about something you haven’t done yet.
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Action Work Yourself
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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Head Life Listening Myself Time
You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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Freedom Individual Sacrifice Unique Yourself
When I look in the mirror, I see someone who’s happy with how he looks, because I was never one of the handsome Hollywood people. And I’ve had success as I’ve gotten older, because I’m able to play characters. I no longer get the girl, but I get the part.
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Character Happiness Mirror Myself People Play
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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Best Character Steal Yourself
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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Attack Hit Opinion People Protection Yourself
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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Emotion Family Friendship Life Myself Person Relationship
I was so poor for so long that I didn’t use anything. I didn’t drive cars, I didn’t eat very much. So, I figured the world owed me a debt, so I’ve been eating very well and have had a very big car for a long time. But I still haven’t caught up with my youth.
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Age Car Drive Eat Myself Poor Youth
Use the difficulties – if you can’t avoid them
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Avoid Choice Difficult Inspirational Perspective Yourself
You start pretending to have fun, you might have a little by accident.
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Accident Fun Pretend Start Yourself

I’m every bourgeois nightmare – a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars.

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