There’s quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.
MICHAEL CAINEI don’t have any regrets because I’m very optimistic, and live each day as though it’s the last.
More Michael Caine Quotes
-
-
Use the difficulties – if you can’t avoid them
MICHAEL CAINE -
My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too much.
MICHAEL CAINE -
The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.
MICHAEL CAINE -
I’m not in the Lifetime Achievement area yet-I’m still battling it out in the trenches.
MICHAEL CAINE -
I’ve never taken drugs – if you take a drug of your choice, you get some ecstatic feeling.
MICHAEL CAINE -
Be patient.Of course it will come. It took me years to get an Oscar.
MICHAEL CAINE -
I don’t have any regrets because I’m very optimistic, and live each day as though it’s the last.
MICHAEL CAINE -
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.
MICHAEL CAINE -
Save your money. You’re going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.
MICHAEL CAINE -
If you’re a movie actor, you’re on your own – you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.
MICHAEL CAINE -
As an actor, my attitude towards using of film versus digital is, if you have film, filmmakers have to cut eventually so you don’t have to learn all that dialogue. With digital, they can just go on forever and it’s a nightmare. So, I like film – nice short takes.
MICHAEL CAINE -
It’s much harder to act in a bad film than in a good one. A terrible script makes for very difficult acting. You can win an Academy Award for some of the easiest acting in your career, made possible by a brilliant script.
MICHAEL CAINE -
I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren’t funny.
MICHAEL CAINE -
I’ve had such a great time, I’d like to come back as me – and do it all over again.
MICHAEL CAINE -
I’m looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.
MICHAEL CAINE