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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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“They use those monitors now, and sometimes you'll be doing a shot and then suddenly you see yourself on one of those monitors, and I always say turn the monitor round, I don't want to see myself on the monitor. I never see myself 'til the movie's finished.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“I didn't want to come in the movie every so often, every 20 minutes saying, 'Dinner is served, would you like coffee?'”

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“I have enough money not to do pictures ever. I'm seventy years old. I don't want to get up at 6:30 in the morning and learn ten pages of dialogue to do with a bunch of creeps I don't like. It's gotta be fun for me.”

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“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.”

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“I don't want to be an English actor doing the greatest American accent you've ever heard. I want to be an American doing nothing.”

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“Hey, I always say: if you want a quiet life, become a monk.”

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“The greatest luxury is not driving. I didn't own a car until I was 30, and that was a Rolls-Royce, so it was cheaper to insure a chauffeur. I never want to drive again. My mind is always on other things. I hate parking, and I'm very short-tempered and would get road rage, I'm sure.”

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“I think life has got to develop as you get older, and I don't want to be wandering along doing the same old thing. I want more out of life.”

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“The first thing I'll do if I want to look really crappy is, I don't wear any makeup at all.”

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“I don't want to sound like Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells, but I do think there should be some sort of national service for young men.”

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“Wherever I live, if there isn't a restaurant I want to go to of a certain type, then I open it. That's all. For selfish reasons.”

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“I want to stick around with the big boys. I don't want to be in the old folks home.”

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“...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 world burn.”

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“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.”

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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

“Some men just want to watch the world burn”

“If you really want to become an actor, but only providing that acting doesn't interfere with your golf game, political ambitions and your life, you don't want to become an actor. Not only is acting more than a part time job, it's more than a full time job. It's a full time obsession.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought: "That's what I want to do."”

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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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