All Michael Caine Quotes
- Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library. Book
- It's vital to have your own space so you aren't constantly in each other's pockets. Constantly
- Theater acting is an operation with a scalpel, movie acting is an operation with a laser Acting
- A man should dress in a way that you don't notice. He looks good and you don't know why. But it's the tailoring, the materials,… Clothes
- When you're a movie star and you're young, you are always playing someone who's a better fighter, a better lover, a better everything than you. Always Playing
- Youre only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! Bloody
- This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you've got. Enjoy
- The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought, That's what I want to do. Actor
- I've always got to have one impossible dream on the back burner. Always Got
- The trouble with women? Elbows. Elbows
- I see myself as 38, but you don't notice it. Funny
- If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it. Actor
- Ive read an awful lot of books, Ive read alot of awful books Alot
- ...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the… Anything Logical
- Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses. Acting
- No matter what the reason, if you start to scream and shout, you look a fool, and you feel a fool, and you earn the… Acting
- To be a movie star, you have to invent yourself. Acting
- First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I… Acting
- In film, other actors' performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn't giving you what you want, act as though he were. Act
- You're your first best audience, long before anybody else hears you. So don't be an easy audience. Keep asking for more. Acting
- When becoming a character, you have to steal. Steal whatever you see. You can even steal from other actors' characterizations; but if you do, only… Acting
- You've got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw it… Acting
- I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them jokes against yourself. If you praise yourself, your stories aren't funny. Enjoy
- In England, I was a Cockney actor. In America, I was an actor. Actor
- For me, the performance was always playing different people. And so when I got older, was no longer the romantic leading movie star, it became… Always Playing