Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
MICHAEL CAINEBe patient.Of course it will come. It took me years to get an Oscar.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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The difference between a movie star and a movie actor is this – a movie star will say, ‘How can I change the script to suit me?’ and a movie actor will say. ‘How can I change me to suit the script?’
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I’m the audience’s representative on earth.
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I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
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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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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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English is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.
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It’s a lesson in life – don’t look back, you’ll trip over.
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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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About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.
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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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Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
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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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Obsession is a young man’s game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.
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For all my education, accomplishments, and so called ‘wisdom’… I can’t fathom my own heart.
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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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