Michael Caine Quotes

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.

Michael Caine

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• When you're struggling to get a feature film off the ground, there's no big overarching tenure plan or anything like that.

  

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• You know, sometimes if you work – if you do a lot of takes and you work long hours, for me, at least, there is a delirium that starts kicking in on the fifteenth hour, and that can help. Below the just thirteenth hour is where I have a concern, because everybody's so tired.

  

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• 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.

  

  Michael Caine
  • Film
  • Acting
  • Actors