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
pistols actors vote
If you held a pistol at my head, I couldn't tell you who they're going to vote for Best Actor.
texas next clue
My dialogue coach said to do a Texas accent, you lean on the next word, and that was the clue to me.
idols wife done
I always say to my wife, don't tell anyone I watch this [shows like The X Factor and Pop Idol], but it fascinates me because I've done so many auditions and been knocked back.
blue campaigns
Nobody did a campaign for me. I was nominated out of the blue and won out of the blue. So that was it.
acting pals too-much
My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
years guy theatre
The old guys like me started in the theatre. I was in the theatre for nine years.
order actors done
I just work in order to improve myself as an actor which is what I've always done.
war people vietnam
The Quiet American is anti the people who took them into the Vietnam War.
use actors british
We can only use British actors because everybody's got to talk exactly the same.
war father hero
When I was 6 my father went to fight in the war, so he was my big hero. I thought he was the greatest thing.
play criminals persons
Nobody's a criminal to himself. I never play a criminal like a bad person.
writing talking guy
You can write shorthand and still look at the guy you're talking to.
laughing people cry
I don't do it often, but I do cry. I also laugh a lot; people tell me I'm funny and I do like to laugh.
great-times
I've had such a great time, I'd like to come back as me - and do it all over again.