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I won an Academy Award for 'The Cider House Rules,' playing an American.

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Michael Caine
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 14
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Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
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Just because I have made a point of never losing my accent it doesn't mean I'm an eel-and-pie yob.
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You're your first best audience, long before anybody else hears you. So don't be an easy audience. Keep asking for more.
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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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