Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.
MICHAEL CAINEObsession is a young man’s game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.
More Michael Caine Quotes
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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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The old guys like me started in the theatre. I was in the theatre for nine years.
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This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you’ve got.
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I never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got.
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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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There was a certain moment. I was about 61 – two, three or four, and I got a script. And I sent it back to the producer saying – “I don’t wanna do it. The part’s too small.” And he sent it back to me, he said, “You shouldn’t read the lover. You should read the father.
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The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.
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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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Obsession is a young man’s game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.
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I don’t see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
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When you reach the top, that’s when the climb begins.
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I feel like 35. At 35 you’re old enough to know something and young enough to look forward to what you can do with the knowledge. So I stayed at 35!
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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 trouble with women? Elbows.
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I always exposed the weakness rather than the nastiness.
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