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
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.
texas opposites speech
English is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite.
men games obsession
Obsession is a young man's game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.
years drunk research
The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.
fun littles might
You start pretending to have fun, you might have a little by accident.
competition acting done
Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.
girl kissing amy
I must admit, the only reason I joined an amateur dramatic society is because I couldn't get to kiss any girls - I was chasing girls all the time - and so I thought if I join it, there might be some love scenes. And there was a particular girl and I thought I might get to kiss Amy. I never did get to kiss Amy but I did get to kiss Elizabeth Taylor, so it was all right, a lot later.
acting lasers scalpels
Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser