It’s vital to have your own space so you aren’t constantly in each other’s pockets.
MICHAEL CAINEI 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.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.
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My understanding of women goes only as far as the pleasures.
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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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I’m looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.
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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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The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.
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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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Don’t sit as if you have nothing to say. You should be bursting with things to say. You just choose at this particular place and time, not to say them.
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This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you’ve got.
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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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Obsession is a young man’s game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.
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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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Use the difficulties – if you can’t avoid them
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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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I’ve never taken drugs – if you take a drug of your choice, you get some ecstatic feeling.
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