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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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“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 picture a year. You just hope you get a day on television.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“I heard my first laughter on stage, when I was about 10 years old. It was gold pantomime and I remember I was playing Baron Fitznoodle, who was the father of the ugly sisters in "Cinderella." And I walked on and got a great big laugh and I thought that was fantastic, until I looked down and found that my flies were open. And so I always check my flies. I even check my flies on radio.”

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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.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“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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Author:Michael Caine

“I had an extraordinary belief in myself. For years people told me to give it up and even though I was poverty- stricken, I never thought I should give it up.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“I had been nine years in the theatre and hadn't had massive success. My only thing was I wanted to be an actor and I didn't care when, where, or how much for.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“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 spent 30 years of my life not being wanted at all for films.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“The old guys like me started in the theatre. I was in the theatre for nine years.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“Be patient.Of course it will come. It took me years to get an Oscar.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.”

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Author:Michael Caine

“At 69, I got the girl! And it wasn't a 68-year-old girl, either.”

Years Girl Happy Girl

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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