I’m every bourgeois nightmare – a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars.
MICHAEL CAINEBe patient.Of course it will come. It took me years to get an Oscar.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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I don’t think human beings are bad. They’re weak. And that’s what makes ’em bad.
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Anyone can write. But comedy, you’ve got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas.
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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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At age 11, I went to a Jewish school. I speak Yiddish. I’m Church of England Protestant. My father was Catholic, and my mother was Protestant. My wife is a Muslim.
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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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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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A man should dress in a way that you don’t notice. He looks good and you don’t know why. But it’s the tailoring, the materials, and the clothes.
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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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It’s vital to have your own space so you aren’t constantly in each other’s pockets.
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I’ve never been out with a married woman, never. I respect others’ properties.
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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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People say to me, why did you do those films, and I say, for money. It wasn’t for diamond rings or kidney shaped swimming pools in Beverly Hills, it was in order to improve the lot of everyone around me.
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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 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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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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