Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine, CBEis an English actor and author. Renowned for his distinctive working class cockney accent, Caine has appeared in over 115 films and is regarded as a British film icon...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth14 March 1933
CityLondon, England
actors finest grew
I admired Marlon Brando as I grew up. I though he was one of the finest screen actors around.
looks enough young
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!
writing special looks
What it is is that comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write. Anyone can write; and then you leave it to special effects to make it look good. But comedy, you've got to do some writing.
dirty naughty rotten
I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.
character self two
To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.
class lectures four
Things are not quite what they seem always. Don't start me on class, otherwise you'll get a four-hour lecture.
ovation towns talent
The standing ovation threw me... to be held in such regard in a town so full of talent is quite something.
careers awards firsts
Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award.
scripts retired ifs
My own mentality is that I've retired. They send me these scripts and if I absolutely have to do it, then I go to work.
garbage-cans america oscars
January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out.
thinking schedules oscars
If you think you're going to be up for an Oscar, you schedule your moviemaking.
comedy problem mediocre
One of the great things with comedy is that there's no such thing as a mediocre comedy; it's either uproarious or crap. That's the problem.
acting earth audience
I'm the audience's representative on earth.
forever competition actors
I'm forever testing myself. As a person and as an actor, I have no sense of competition.