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
girl character mirrors
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.
I see myself as 38, but you don't notice it.
women elbows trouble
The trouble with women? Elbows.
use difficulty ifs
Use the difficulties - if you can't avoid them
winning careers awards
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.
song growing-up pirate
Growing up, there was only classical music on BBC Radio. We had to listen to the American Forces Network in Germany, which played pop songs, or the pirate radio boats off the coast.
views nowhere-to-go remakes
My view is that you should always remake failures because then you've got nowhere to go but up.
jobs names broken
I was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite. Imagine signing that autograph! You'd get a broken arm. So I changed my name to Michael Caine after Humphrey Bogart's 'The Caine Mutiny,' which was playing in the theater across from the telephone booth where I learned that I'd gotten my first TV job.
alternatives growing considering
To me, growing old is great. It's the very best thing - considering the alternative.
hate luxury car
The greatest luxury is not driving. I didn't own a car until I was 30, and that was a Rolls-Royce, so it was cheaper to insure a chauffeur. I never want to drive again. My mind is always on other things. I hate parking, and I'm very short-tempered and would get road rage, I'm sure.
thinking track people
It's funny, people ask me, 'What would you consider the most romantic track on your record Mr Caine?' And I say 'Swollen' by Bent, and they say 'I think he's off his rocker!'
years giving people
I had an extraordinary belief in myself. For years people told me to give it up and even though I was poverty- stricken, I never thought I should give it up.
hey want quiet
Hey, I always say: if you want a quiet life, become a monk.
views actors couches
My view of actors is that basically they're all harmless lunatics who'd be on the psychiatrist's couch.