Michael Caine Quotes
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My closest friends are Roger Moore, who is an actor, Sean Connery, who is an actor, Terry O'Neill, who is a photographer, Johnny Gold, who was the boss of Tramp, and Leslie Bricusse, who is a composer.
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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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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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I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
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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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Movie actors earn their living and learn their craft through listening and reacting.
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I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me.
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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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We should vote for the welfare of the country, not for the welfare of the party.
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Am I a car aficionado? No: for me, cars have always been just for transport. I didn't even know anyone who had a car until I was 14 or 15.
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About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.
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To me, growing old is great. It's the very best thing - considering the alternative.
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One of the great things with comedy is that there's no such thing as a mediocre comedy; it's either uproarious or crap. That's the problem.
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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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It's funny, people ask me, 'What would you consider the most romantic track on your record Mr Caine?' And I say 'Swollen' by Bent, and they say 'I think he's off his rocker!'
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I didn't know what I knew. I wasn't aware of what I knew.
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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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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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I'm looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.
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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'd never been in one of those great big blockbusters.
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As an actor, my attitude towards using of film versus digital is, if you have film, filmmakers have to cut eventually so you don't have to learn all that dialogue. With digital, they can just go on forever and it's a nightmare. So, I like film - nice short takes.
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I just love to go home, no matter where I am, the most luxurious hotel suite in the world, I love to go home.
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I'm a frustrated stand-up comic. If you hand me a microphone and I get one laugh, then I'll go on for 20 minutes.