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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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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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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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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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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As an actor, the ambition is to play interesting characters. And in the indie genre world, the budgets are low. That allows me, as an actor, not to have a financial value behind my name, to justify me being in these bigger parts for these types of movies.
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Have I ever made a mistake? I am sure. Do I think I can stand on my record? I do.
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I personally like to talk to people when I'm not doing a scene, still acting as if I'm in Gotham when I'm on set because I don't really like to break character, since I sometimes get distracted. I may get distracted when I'm talking to people and having fun; then I have to check myself.
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I have always been drawn to fashion from an aesthetic and consumer standpoint. I honestly never thought that I could take my business training and apply it here. I worked in retail and was into fashion. It was something I liked, and people trusted my opinion.
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The muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes.
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When I'm in heavy-duty writing mode, there's something great about reading a series. Soothing, but not distracting too much.
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I think life is about having the mixture of the curiosity of an older person and the imagination of a child.
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Cooking a piece of fish and cooking it right. Knowing the fish, knowing the properties of the fish. That's a hard thing to do rather than covering it with a lot of sauces and foams or other cooking methods that might be high wire acts and look good on the outside.
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When I speak of family, I immediately think of a support system who can give you a reality check when you need it: a mirror reflection of myself. I believe that we are a result of our family - the people who encourage us and tell us the truth about who we are which helps us to grow through their advice and wisdom.
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When I die there may be a paragraph or two in the newspapers. My name will linger in the British Museum Reading Room catalogue for a space at the head of a long list of books for which no one will ever ask.
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I don't know that I'll ever get to make my ideal film, because Frank Capra is dead.
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As time passes, I feel more and more a sense of acting being a fundamental part of who I am.
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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.
