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
people acting looks
You must always steal, but only from the best people. Steal any trick that looks worthwhile. If you see Vivien Leigh or Robert DeNiro or Meryl Streep do something stunningly effective, and you can analyze how he or she did it, then pinch it. Because you can be sure that they stole it in the first place.
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.
real acting disappear
I'm looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.
movie thinking acting
Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you.
character acting actors
When becoming a character, you have to steal. Steal whatever you see. You can even steal from other actors' characterizations; but if you do, only steal from the best.
giving acting actors
In film, other actors' performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn't giving you what you want, act as though he were.
stars acting movie-star
To be a movie star, you have to invent yourself.
disrespect acting matter
No matter what the reason, if you start to scream and shout, you look a fool, and you feel a fool, and you earn the disrespect of everyone.
acting accents ifs
When I'm doing an accent, you shouldn't notice it for a while, if I'm doing it right.
hiking acting climbs
When you reach the top, that's when the climb begins.
acting earth audience
I'm the audience's representative on earth.
boys doors acting
I'm a sort of boy next door. If that boy has a good scriptwriter.
real ideas acting
That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn't be any acting. You should just be watching a real person.
acting actors looks
You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I often notice is that the actor is looking for his mark, the place where he has to stand to be in the right place in the shot.