Michael Caine Quotes
You've got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw it all out of the window and shoot spontaneously, then you must follow his lead.
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And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will grow.
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A couple of times, I felt like I was cracking and I couldn't go on, and God would put another person in my place to help me.
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I don't feel American. I do feel like a New Yorker. I think there's a real distinction there. A city allows you to become a citizen even when you're not a national.
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Luckily, I work for a company that promotes on performance.
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If I manage to leave my bedroom and get to the gym, that makes me feel good about myself! For me, the most difficult part is getting out of bed, but once I'm out, I really enjoy playing sports.
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Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.
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I'm a huge horror movie fan. Beyond belief.
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'White America' is a syndicate arrayed to protect its exclusive power to dominate and control our bodies.
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I told CBS, 'My career is going down the toilet, and you're pulling the chain.'
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I left the White House in 2007. You know, I knew when I went there that it would be for a limited period of time. I was grateful that the average tenure of a white house senior aide is 18 to 20 months. I was there for nearly seven years.
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I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade.
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I've never thought about it before, but I suppose bad people might need someone to pray to, too.
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Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
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Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
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But I'm also a vegetarian so there's another factor I guess.
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At Liverpool, I had almost everything but titles. I felt like a king, but the team was falling apart.
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I'm envious of actors. You shoot a movie or you do a season of 'Big Love,' and then you're on hiatus and you have a bunch of free time.
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Every country in Europe needs immigrants for its economic survival.
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Acting is the most demanding, painful job in the world.
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For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on everything. I didn't do my homework so I could write.
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Acting is such a bizarre way of life. Unless you're really passionate about it, you should give it up. Don't beat yourself up.
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You've got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw it all out of the window and shoot spontaneously, then you must follow his lead.
