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
powerful communication people
The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly - because if they don't speak fast enough, nobody will listen to them.
together sometimes
Sometimes, in a part, everything comes together.
girl mother kings
My mother had heard all about miniskirts but had never seen one so I took her for lunch at Alvaro's [in Chelsea]. We walked down the King's Road and waited 10 seconds for our first miniskirt and a girl came along with her skirt tucked round her arse. I said: 'What do you think, ma?' And she said: 'If it's not for sale, you shouldn't put it in the window!'
jobs acting obsession
Not only is acting more than a part-time job, it's more than a full-time job. It's a full-time obsession.
blood looks emotion
I never look back at all. All of my sentiment and emotion goes into my family. I'm an extremely family oriented person and I have a very, very happy family life. That doesn't just include blood relations. I have friends who are close to me.
thinking old-things want
I think life has got to develop as you get older, and I don't want to be wandering along doing the same old thing. I want more out of life.
men actors ifs
I'm not a betting man, and even if I was, I certainly wouldn't bet on this! I would not bet on the Best Actor.
inspirational rich poor
I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.
movie thinking people
I am in so many movies that are on TV at 2:00 a.m. that people think I am dead.
acting directors planning
You've got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw it all out of the window and shoot spontaneously, then you must follow his lead.
thinking two one-day
When I was a young actor I was in a lot of film doing one day work and two days' work, and they've included all those titles, which I don't even remember. I think I've played the lead in about 75 movies.
birthday workout thinking
Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.
long acting asking
You're your first best audience, long before anybody else hears you. So don't be an easy audience. Keep asking for more.
acting roles actors
First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.