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I have been rich and I have been poor. I know which one I prefer.

Michael Caine

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Michael Caine
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 14
Actor
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Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
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Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.
Sir Michael Caine
CBE
Sir Michael Caine
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I'm hoping there's an afterlife. As you get older, you hope even more fervently.
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I'm very, very family oriented. I'm a big cook and a good connoisseur and I only drink very good red wines now.
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I was so poor for so long that I didn't use anything. I didn't drive cars, I didn't eat very much. So, I figured the world owed me a debt, so I've been eating very well and have had a very big car for a long time. But I still haven't caught up with my youth.
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When I look in the mirror, I see someone who's happy with how he looks, because I was never one of the handsome Hollywood people. And I've had success as I've gotten older, because I'm able to play characters. I no longer get the girl, but I get the part.
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