Michael Caine Quotes
To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't know if I've ever played a character who's close to me. There have been some elements of myself in different roles. Sometimes, I show one side of myself and then completely conceal the other.
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I am a friend when I need to be a friend, a father when I need to be a father, a musician when music calls. I switch roles accordingly.
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You get on the radio by writing your own songs. But we had the dilemma of not being able to play anywhere because we weren't able to play anything that anyone wanted to hear. So we learned songs that we thought that we could do without puking.
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When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around himself. It was as important as his music.
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There's such a sense of theatre in getting glammed up; it's like putting on a play or short film.
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I play tons of authority figures, whether it's the dad or the cop or the boss. I think it's a combination of how I look, who I am.
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Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody.
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The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.
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My drummer, bass player, and guitar player sing backgrounds. They play and sing. I can sing all the harmonies, but I can't do it alone.
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Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.
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Natural objects, for example, must be experienced before any theorizing about them can occur.
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I'm still enjoying discovering more designers and getting to play dress-up in a bigger way than I ever have before.
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In Hollywood, you play a mom, and the next thing you know, you're on 'The Golden Girls.' They age you so fast.
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Everybody has a role or part to play; if somebody fits the bill, that is what matters.
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I'm doing a play, a musical. The musical follows the Mamma Mia concept. It's my first LA theater project.
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I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.
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We used to have to arrange things around the dialysis. I would have to plan where to play so I could be back in time, and couldn't go too far.
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Every time I got to play a show, even if it's already sold out, I'm so scared no one's going to come.
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I want to play someone really dark, like a real bad guy on screen. But I am sure I won't be able to do so because my fans will not let me do it. They are aggressive. My image is such that no one will allow me to do a negative character.
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That's my suggestion for kids who want to act, by the way: Make sure it's really your choice, get out of it when it stops being fun, and get an education.
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It's because of 'ER' that I've gotten the opportunity to get the work.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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I love funk and soul and Motown.
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To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example.
