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Ive read an awful lot of books, Ive read alot of awful books
Michael Caine
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Michael Caine
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 14
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Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.
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I think it would be great for the Academy to recognize old age.
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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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I spent 30 years of my life not being wanted at all for films.
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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 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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I wear a baseball cap all the time, which I would never normally wear, and I walk very fast.
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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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