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Don't sit as if you have nothing to say. You should be bursting with things to say. You just choose at this particular place and time, not to say them.
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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My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
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My own mentality is that I've retired. They send me these scripts and if I absolutely have to do it, then I go to work.
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It’s a lesson in life—don’t look back, you’ll trip over.
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I think it would be great for the Academy to recognize old age.
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I don't think you retire from movies movies retire you.
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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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You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I often notice is that the actor is looking for his mark, the place where he has to stand to be in the right place in the shot.
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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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I never look back at all. All of my sentiment and emotion goes into my family. I'm an extremely family oriented person and I have a very, very happy family life. That doesn't just include blood relations. I have friends who are close to me.
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We can only use British actors because everybody's got to talk exactly the same.
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I'm not a betting man, and even if I was, I certainly wouldn't bet on this! I would not bet on the Best Actor.
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Ive read an awful lot of books, Ive read alot of awful books
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Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.
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Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
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