Movie actors earn their living and learn their craft through listening and reacting. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I regard the theater as a woman I loved dearly who treated me like dirt. — 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
I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
When you're a young actor you ring your agent every evening. It's not like when you're in Hollywood where you do one… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
We can only use British actors because everybody's got to talk exactly the same. — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. — 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