Michael Caine Quotes
To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.
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During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
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There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
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Our house is a constant mayhem of music, noise, socializing and business. It vibrates life, as a house should.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all the repertory theatres that currently exist could do that. It would make a huge difference.
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I don't really consider myself an impressionist.
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The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if there is a well-thought-out policy framework for their exploitation towards a particular end use.
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When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
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You have to captivate and entertain if you want your message to get across.
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Every crowd has a silver lining.
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It is better to be likable than to be talented.
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The poet existed among the cave men; he will exist among men of the atomic age, for he is an inherent part of man. Even religions have been born from the need for poetry, which is a spiritual need, and it is through the grace of poetry that the divine spark lives forever in the human flint.
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I plainly told them, 'Be ye sincerely converted, and with your whole heart, to the Lord our God, for nothing is impossible to Him, that He may today send you food on your road, even until you are satisfied, because He has everywhere abundance.' And, with God's help, it was so done: Behold! A herd of swine appeared in the road before our eyes.
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Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear.'
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It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all.
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If people can't deal with their problems, they numb themselves a little bit.
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The successful men I admired all built their bodies.
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Obviously, a skirt does present certain problems that I had to be aware of. But when it came to the shoot and we were rolling, I didn't really pay it any attention. It wasn't too bad.
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Macbeth is contending with the realities of this world, Hamlet with those of the next.
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Quod male fers, adsuesce, feres bene.
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Mr. Best has expressed the desire to work with me, and I should be more than pleased to have him. His work has been excellent, and he is absolutely honest, careful, and impartial and has taken a great interest in the work.
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How to become a millionaire? Become a billionaire first.
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Toughest decision was early in my presidency when I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan. As somebody who had run to end a large troop presence overseas.
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To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.
