Michael Caine Quotes
I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.
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I'm not saying I'm wealthy. The best thing that ever happened to me in that context was turning everything over to Rita. And the business people. I am on a leash. That's not the end of the world.
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I'd rather deal with Tipper than Bush. He's trying to kill everybody in jail.
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Like almost all others began with metaphysical discussions. The theory has advanced but the practical science is still in its infancy and the modern statesman is constantly short of facts on which he can base his speculations.
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Everybody tells me that they would love to knit, but they don't have time. I look at people's lives and I can see opportunity and time for knitting all over the place. The time spent riding the bus each day? That's a pair of socks over a month. Waiting in line? Mittens. Watching TV? Buckets of wasted time that could be an exquisite lace shawl.
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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I stay in France. Better to be the queen of a village than a servant in a kingdom.
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Nature is bottom up. It's compelling and complex, and it fills me with joy and it's inconsistent with the top down view.
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I could always write songs, act, get into politics, or stay home with the kids. But I've got to have some fun.
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Now that Ronald Reagan's place in history is secure, liberals are trying to remake him. A pernicious myth is that Reagan and Tip O'Neill were great friends.
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I've triumphed over addiction.
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Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest.
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It seems to me that everyone on this planet whom I know or have worked with is suffering from self-hatred and guilt to one degree or another. The more self-hatred and guilt we have, the less our lives work. The less self-hatred and guilt we have, the better our lives work, on all levels.
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People like me are what stand between us and Auschwitz.
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When I started playing music, I was more of a character. Now I'm just me with a cool outfit on. I'm more comfortable being myself.
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If my skin is feeling a little dry, I use La Mer face cream. I also love their Eye Concentrate. It goes on with this little metal ball thing that's very refreshing.
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I work closely with a number of charities from food pantries to drug rehabilitation to natural disaster relief to preventing sexual exploitation of young girls. It is one of the most rewarding things I do.
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Focus on fire attack, don't do unnecessary things.
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In being strict, you were able to control.
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By comparison with other less hectic days, the city is unconfortable and inconvenient; but New Yorkers tempramentally do not crave comfort and convenience - if they did they would live elsewhere.
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I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.
