Anyone can write. But comedy, you've got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
Presenting the Oscars was the most nerve-racking job I have ever done in show business. It's very much a live show: they… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
What it is is that comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write. Anyone can write,… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
One of the great things with comedy is that there's no such thing as a mediocre comedy; it's either uproarious or crap.… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
My wife, my daughters, even my grandchildren are funny. You've got to keep a sense of humor because anger destroys you. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write. — 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
