I did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. I'm pig-headed. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got. — 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
Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser — Michael Caine Copy Share
If you're a leading actor you don't work with another actor. You work with a lady. — Michael Caine Copy Share
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
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
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
I wear a baseball cap all the time, which I would never normally wear, and I walk very fast. — Michael Caine Copy Share
I've always loved reprehensible people because they're so much more interesting to play on screen. — Michael Caine Copy Share
I want to stick around with the big boys. I don't want to be in the old folks home. — Michael Caine Copy Share
I've been on movies where I literally couldn't hear what the other actor was saying. It's very awkward. — Michael Caine Copy Share
My father was a fish market porter. So I grew up on fish, because he used to steal one a day, I grew up… — Michael Caine Copy Share
