Michael Caine Quotes
I'm forever testing myself. As a person and as an actor, I have no sense of competition.
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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I may be a star in the South, but when I go to Bollywood, I am a clean slate, a white paper. Whatever the director makes of me is what I will become for the audience.
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.
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The one thing about art is you can't question it. Everyone is looking at everyone else to find out what's cool. No one knows what's cool.
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We were very fortunate that the carriers weren't in the harbor.
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All athletes speak about the mental element of athletics, and it usually boils down to the same thing: if you can remove your ego from the game, you can function with much more clarity and you are more likely to succeed. Wouldn't it be interesting if we all began speaking about the mental element of our lives in this way?
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Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century.
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The lunatic fringe wags the underdog.
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The security of which we speak is to be attained by the development of international law through an international organization based on the principles of law and justice.
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Well, I never really practiced because I never had the opportunity to practice.
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Oklahomans value our children and our seniors. Oklahomans value traditions of faith. Oklahomans value our heroes, our veterans. Oklahomans value innovation and the creative arts.
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As an actor, you're supposed to take jobs that will challenge you or force fans to see you in a different light. By the '90s, I wasn't really an actor anymore. I was someone who went on the road with these gigantic concerts.
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I helped my dad do landscaping from when I was 14, and then every summer when I'd come home for college, I'd play on a travel baseball team, but during the day, I'd do landscaping.
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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
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I was skeptical about doing Texas Chainsaw at first because it's such a cult classic. I'd seen some of the sequels and was not a fan of those.
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I started doing home brew stuff with my dad when I was younger.
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I feel like if you've done something wrong, then you should keep on apologizing to that person.
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The majority of people call or message me because they need something or they want something. You never know what people's intentions are.
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Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.
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For the gods, though slow to see, see well, whenever a man casting aside worship turns folly.
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The best part is it's a dream come true. I've always wanted to be a working actor, and the good part of it... it's all good! I work long hours, but it's amazing. They pay me. That's amazing! I get to kiss Keri Russell, and that ain't too bad.
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In college, you become truly independent; your discipline is honed. It has to be there for your studies. It helped make me who I am, and it increased my determination to be the best I could be.
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I'm forever testing myself. As a person and as an actor, I have no sense of competition.
