Michael Caine Quotes
That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn't be any acting. You should just be watching a real person.
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We're at maybe 1% of what is possible. Despite the faster change, we're still moving slow relative to the opportunities we have. I think a lot of that is because of the negativity... Every story I read is Google vs someone else. That's boring. We should be focusing on building the things that don't exist.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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People are making judgements about Russian people based on me. This is why I never allow myself any aggression towards my opponent.
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If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I remember when 'The Right Stuff' opened in Hollywood. I got dressed that morning and drove my car down to the theatre that it was playing on, thinking that there would be mobs of people outside. When I looked, there was nobody there.
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I like to get up around 5:30 or six - that's my favorite time of day. My family is still asleep, and the office is still closed, so I can start my day slowly.
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I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?'
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My own pregnancies were all about me, me, me. My aches, my pains, my swollen feet, and my body that looked like the Michelin Man.
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Now that I'm gone, I tell you, don't smoke.
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The hardest thing is at the end you have to say bye to all these people who you have worked with for so many months. It was really sad not to see them anymore. But you have the parties that you go to and you get to see them, like the premieres and the screenings.
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Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.
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I certainly don't want our nation to go into default, but at the same time, I'm very concerned about our ongoing debt problem.
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In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl.
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Sorrow happens, hardship happens, the hell with it, who never knew the price of happiness, will not be happy.
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Somewhere down the line, I realised that dairy products were giving me acidity, so now I am a vegan.
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it'll happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You'll have to figure that out for yourself!
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I have always tried to live my life with enthusiasm and pleasure.
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The runs started in Thailand after the IMF intervened in such a dramatic way. Then the IMF came to Indonesia.
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In a perfect world, the entertainment and media industry and the content on our screens would reflect the true American scene.
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More than anything, people want the reality of the discussion at hand. If what is going on in that building is the real thing, if the transforming love and power of Jesus Christ is being experienced, you can sit on a metal folding chair or in a plush theater seat.
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That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn't be any acting. You should just be watching a real person.
