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
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.
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.
talking class ideas
If someone is very upper-class, you have a stereotype of him which is probably true. If someone has a working-class accent, you have no idea who you're talking to.
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.