Maybe it’s time we all stop trying to outsmart the truth and let it have its day.
MICHAEL CAINEI 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!
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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It’s a lesson in life – don’t look back, you’ll trip over.
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In my opinion, everybody is getting older and older. We have a great deal of dementia because nobody grew old enough to get it.
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When I look in the mirror, I see someone who’s happy with how he looks, because I was never one of the handsome Hollywood people. And I’ve had success as I’ve gotten older, because I’m able to play characters. I no longer get the girl, but I get the part.
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I’ve never been out with a married woman, never. I respect others’ properties.
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The trouble with women? Elbows.
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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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Use the difficulties – if you can’t avoid them
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I’m not in the Lifetime Achievement area yet-I’m still battling it out in the trenches.
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There’s quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.
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It’s much harder to act in a bad film than in a good one. A terrible script makes for very difficult acting. You can win an Academy Award for some of the easiest acting in your career, made possible by a brilliant script.
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In film, other actors’ performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn’t giving you what you want, act as though he were.
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My understanding of women goes only as far as the pleasures.
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I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren’t funny.
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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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