Michael Caine Quotes
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I used to get the girl; now I get the part. In 'The Quiet American' you may have noticed I got the part and the girl. It's a milestone for me, because it's the last time I'm going to get the girl.
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If you held a pistol at my head, I couldn't tell you who they're going to vote for Best Actor.
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We should vote for the welfare of the country, not for the welfare of the party.
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My mother had heard all about miniskirts but had never seen one so I took her for lunch at Alvaro's [in Chelsea]. We walked down the King's Road and waited 10 seconds for our first miniskirt and a girl came along with her skirt tucked round her arse. I said: 'What do you think, ma?' And she said: 'If it's not for sale, you shouldn't put it in the window!'
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I'm the happiest grandfather in the world, I promise you.
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I'm forever testing myself. As a person and as an actor, I have no sense of competition.
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I don't work very much, and I just sit here waiting for a script that I can't refuse - and I'm not talking about money.
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My circle of friends are not actors at all. None of them are actors, really, because they're are not available. They're always off somewhere.
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In my early days, I didn't know what a good film or a bad film was, and I was trying to make some money. As it happens I was lucky. I made some good films.
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If you're blond, as I am, and you have blond lashes, you have to wear mascara, otherwise you're invisible on stage.
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I always say to my wife, don't tell anyone I watch this shows like The X Factor and Pop Idol, but it fascinates me because I've done so many auditions and been knocked back.
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Things are not quite what they seem always. Don't start me on class, otherwise you'll get a four-hour lecture.
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I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
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You don't retire from the movies. The movies retire you.
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My father was a fish market porter. So I grew up on fish, because he used to steal one a day, I grew up on the very best fish that money could buy, 'cause he only stole the good stuff.
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To me, growing old is great. It's the very best thing - considering the alternative.
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I didn't know what I knew. I wasn't aware of what I knew.
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You're never too old to be crazy.
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I'd never been in one of those great big blockbusters.
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I'm very, very family oriented. I'm a big cook and a good connoisseur and I only drink very good red wines now.
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Movie actors earn their living and learn their craft through listening and reacting.
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I think it would be great for the Academy to recognize old age.
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Hey, I always say: if you want a quiet life, become a monk.
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I'm looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.