“My mother had heard all about miniskirts but had never seen one so I took her for lunch at Alvaro's [in Chelsea]. We walked down the King's Road and waited 10 seconds for our first miniskirt and a girl came along with her skirt tucked round her arse. I said: 'What do you think, ma?' And she said: 'If it's not for sale, you shouldn't put it in the window!'” IfsThinkingFirstsSaidMotherGirlHeardKingsWindowRoundsSecondsLunchSkirtsChelseaArses Author:Michael Caine
“Someone said to me the other day: "Well, you're eventually going to live until 110." And I said: "Well, who's going to keep me? What age do I retire? 100?" How are you going to live all those years and who is going to keep you doing it? I have a couple of grandchildren now so I'm banking on them.” YearsWellsSaidAgeCoupleRetiringGrandchildrenBanking Author:Michael Caine
“I never regret anything. I always said that when I'm old, I want to be sitting there regretting the things that I did and not the things that I didn't do; and now I'm old, and I don't regret anything! I had fun. I had fun, and I'm still having it.” WantSaidStillsFunRegretSittingDon't RegretNever RegretHad FunI Had FunI Never RegretNever Regret AnythingDon't Regret Anything Author:Michael Caine
“My mum never understood how much I earned. When I told her I earned a million pounds a film, she said, 'How much is that?'” SaidFilmMillionsUnderstoodPoundsMum Author:Michael Caine
“A lot of people said, Who do you think you are? I told them I know exactly who I am and I'll tell you exactly where I'm going.” PeopleThinkingKnowsSaidWho I Am Author:Michael Caine
“I never listened to the people who said I should give it up, which is the main advice I got.” PeopleGivingShouldSaidAdvice Author:Michael Caine
“My dialogue coach said to do a Texas accent, you lean on the next word, and that was the clue to me.” SaidNextCoachesDialogueTexasAccentsClue Author:Michael Caine
“There was a certain moment. I was about 61 - two, three or four, and I got a script. And I sent it back to the producer saying - "I don't wanna do it. The part's too small." And he sent it back to me, he said, "You shouldn't read the lover. You should read the father.” ShouldSaidTwoMomentsCertainThreeFatherFourLoversScriptsProducersOver You Author:Michael Caine
“I was watching cartoons on television and a commercial came on for one of the Batman series where I played a butler. And then my grandson looked up at me and he said, "Do you know Batman?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Really," I said, "Yeah." I said I know him very well. And he told all the boys at school, he said, "My grandpa knows Batman. Does your grandpa know Batman? OK, no. Mine does.” KnowsWellsDoeSaidSchoolBoysTelevisionMinesYeahSeriesDo You KnowCartoonGrandpaButlersGrandson Author:Michael Caine
