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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Does anyone actually think I'm going to call Tiger Woods and tell him what to do with his swing one day, and he's going to go out and do it, simple as that? It doesn't work like that.
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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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Portia de Rossi is a gorgeous woman, and I found it incredibly refreshing to discover that she puts very little stock in her appearance, instead preferring to concentrate on what goodness she can put into the world around her - a choice we can all learn from.
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If people can't deal with their problems, they numb themselves a little bit.
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The need for Kitsch arises when genuine emotion has become rare.
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When I'm writing the first draft, I'm writing in a very slovenly way: anything to get the outline of the story on paper.
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A lot of people relate me to the blues but I don't think it's a hindrance at this point. I've been doing it long enough that I can do different things and be accepted.
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Have you not observed that faith is generally strongest in those whose character may be called the weakest?
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Cleopatra is one of the roles that I would love to do!
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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.
