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
boys doors acting
I'm a sort of boy next door. If that boy has a good scriptwriter.
fun thinking giving
I'd like it to be remembered as you had some fun. We're only here [living] for some fun. I think if you learn something, all well and good, but we're only here to give you some fun. Along the way, you may find out something.
stuff facts occasional
I regard myself as someone who is retired but who occasionally goes out to work. In fact, I'm offered so much good stuff that it's not so occasional.
heart accomplishment fathom
For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart.
men games obsession
Obsession is a young man’s game.
real ideas acting
That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn't be any acting. You should just be watching a real person.
acting actors looks
You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I often notice is that the actor is looking for his mark, the place where he has to stand to be in the right place in the shot.
girl careers better-now
My career is going better now than when I was younger. Now I get the part. Back then, I'd get the girl.
hero long enough
If you put someone on screen long enough, they become the hero.
mean eels class
Just because I have made a point of never losing my accent it doesn't mean I'm an eel-and-pie yob.
coffee want dinner
I didn't want to come in the movie every so often, every 20 minutes saying, 'Dinner is served, would you like coffee?'
play trying roles
I just try to play more and more difficult roles.
soldier poor backgrounds
I come from the slums; I come from a hard background; I come from a poor family; and I was a soldier.
worry insane wipe
I don't worry about the last shot or the next shot. I concentrate. Every shot gets a clean slate. And when a shot is over, I wipe it out absolutely. Tell a joke or something. If you worry about how you looked, how well you did, you'll go insane.