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 CAINEWhen you reach the top, that’s when the climb begins.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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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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I usually control the environment I’m in, but my control is very quiet and subtle.
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You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
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I’m the audience’s representative on earth.
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I think life has got to develop as you get older, and I don’t want to be wandering along doing the same old thing. I want more out of life.
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I’ve always loved reprehensible people because they’re so much more interesting to play on screen.
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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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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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I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did last, and I’m my own most vicious critic. So I’m always trying to do it better.
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I’m every bourgeois nightmare – a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars.
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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 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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I’m looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.
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