Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser.
MICHAEL CAINEI felt a tremendous sadness for men who can’t deal with a woman of their own age.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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I have a knack of making villainous people a little bit sympathetic, a bit of fun on screen.
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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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I don’t see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
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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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The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly – because if they don’t speak fast enough, nobody will listen to them.
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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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The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.
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You don’t sacrifice your individuality; you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don’t come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.
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I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.
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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.
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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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Save your money. You’re going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.
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Be patient.Of course it will come. It took me years to get an Oscar.
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That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn’t be any acting. You should just be watching a real person.
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