Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
If you're a leading actor you don't work with another actor. You work with a lady. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
“Be a duck, remain calm on the surface and paddle like hell underneath.” — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I was a repertory actor, which meant that I did a play every week. I was a different character every week; for a year,… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
You start pretending to have fun, you might have a little by accident. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
If you held a pistol at my head, I couldn't tell you who they're going to vote for Best Actor. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I wear a baseball cap all the time, which I would never normally wear, and I walk very fast. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I've always loved reprehensible people because they're so much more interesting to play on screen. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I want to stick around with the big boys. I don't want to be in the old folks home. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
