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Michael Caine is a renowned British actor, born on March 14, 1933. He has made significant contributions to film, television, and theater, known for his unique acting style and versatile character portrayals.

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“I've been acting a long time, and I can play a Cockney gangster or a womanizer in my sleep or standing on my head. But what I try to do is I try to find characters that are as far away from me as I possibly can and then make them real. A French Nazi is about as far away from me as I can possibly get without actually going to Mars or something.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“When I look in the mirror, I see someone who's happy with how he looks, because I was never one of the handsome Hollywood people. And I've had success as I've gotten older, because I'm able to play characters. I no longer get the girl, but I get the part.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“To me, 'Educating Rita' is the most perfect performance I could give of a character who was as far away from me as you could possibly get and of all the films I have ever been in, I think it may be the one I am most proud of.”

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Book:The Elephant to Hollywood

Source: The Elephant to Hollywood

“If you're a movie star, you get the girl, you lose the girl, and then you get her back. But if you're a character like me, you lose the girl, then you get another one, then you get another one, then you lose them all, then you lose your life.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“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 more and more interesting for me, the characters I played, you know?”

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“I was a repertory actor, which meant that I did a play every week. I was a different character every week; for a year, I was doing 40 or 50 characters.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“I've always played very human sort of characters.”

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“I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“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 steal from the best.”

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Book:Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making

Source: Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making

“About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.”

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Author:Michael Caine

About the Author

Born: March 14, 1933
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 266

Books & Sources

Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie MakingRelated source material

The Elephant to HollywoodRelated source material

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