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
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
understanding pleasure
My understanding of women goes only as far as the pleasures.
inspiring dream impossible
I've always got to have one impossible dream on the back burner.
reading book cinema
I spent my entire time reading books and going to the cinema, just to escape.
knowing people hell
I'm always slightly envious of people who become extremely rich without anyone knowing who the hell they are, like financiers.
thinking ems weak
I don't think human beings are bad. They're weak. And that's what makes 'em bad.
men clothes looks
A man should dress in a way that you don't notice. He looks good and you don't know why. But it's the tailoring, the materials, and the clothes.
reading book library
I spent my life in the library reading books.