Michael Caine Quotes
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I had an extraordinary belief in myself. For years people told me to give it up and even though I was poverty- stricken, I never thought I should give it up.
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I just work in order to improve myself as an actor which is what I've always done.
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My understanding of women goes only as far as the pleasures.
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I'm a sort of boy next door. If that boy has a good scriptwriter.
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I've had such a great time, I'd like to come back as me - and do it all over again.
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Growing up, there was only classical music on BBC Radio. We had to listen to the American Forces Network in Germany, which played pop songs, or the pirate radio boats off the coast.
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I'm doing the next Batman. I have to become obsessed about what is offered to me.
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Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you've had a life like mine, you have to.
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When it comes to politics, I believe you have to cut the cake so that everybody gets a piece, but at the same time, you have to keep in mind that somebody has to make the cake.
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You get paid the same for a bad film as you do for a good one.
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Use the difficulties - if you can't avoid them
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When I'm doing an accent, you shouldn't notice it for a while, if I'm doing it right.
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I try to make everyone around me feel comfortable.
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How can I change me to suit the script?
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It’s a lesson in life—don’t look back, you’ll trip over.
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In film, other actors' performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn't giving you what you want, act as though he were.
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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.
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I've done my job and I've got the picture out there, and I'm very happy with it.
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You can write shorthand and still look at the guy you're talking to.
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I don't see myself as anything. I just wander around getting on with my life.
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I feel that I helped the working class by just saying there are no barriers, which I consider to be true.
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I won an Academy Award for 'The Cider House Rules,' playing an American.
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Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.
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I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.