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Michael Caine Inspirational Quotes (159)

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If I see any injustice done, I have a big enough mouth and the position to open up about it.
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You don't sacrifice your individuality you sacrifice a lot of freedom.
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I spent 30 years of my life not being wanted at all for films.
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How can I change me to suit the script?
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The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.
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I won an Academy Award for 'The Cider House Rules,' playing an American.
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My wife, my daughters, even my grandchildren are funny. You've got to keep a sense of humor because anger destroys you.
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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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80 percent of any gang is not there to attack someone. They're there so no one will attack them.
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I just try to play more and more difficult roles.
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I've done a lot of radio in my life. I've done radio plays for the BBC when I was young so I was absolutely used to that style of work, of working with the voice. I have a very distinctive voice so it's always great for me because I open my mouth and everybody knows who it is.
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If I work with a bad actor, my reaction is to immediately become worse than they are.
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You have to remember, I never became successful or wealthy till I was 30.
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I don't do it often, but I do cry. I also laugh a lot people tell me I'm funny and I do like to laugh.
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The three actors I admire the most are all dead. Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy and the French actor, Jean Gabin. They're all very natural, sort of masculine without being overly macho.
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If you're a gardener you don't need a gym. [...] You're always carrying large sacks of manure all over.
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Obsession is a young man’s game.
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As an actor, my attitude towards using of film versus digital is, if you have film, filmmakers have to cut eventually so you don't have to learn all that dialogue. With digital, they can just go on forever and it's a nightmare. So, I like film - nice short takes.
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This is your life, Larry. Learn to enjoy what you've got.
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When I'm doing an accent, you shouldn't notice it for a while, if I'm doing it right.
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I'm looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.
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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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I come from the slums I come from a hard background I come from a poor family and I was a soldier.
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It’s a lesson in life—don’t look back, you’ll trip over.
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