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I spent 30 years of my life not being wanted at all for films.
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 don't think you retire from movies movies retire you.
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At 69, I got the girl! And it wasn't a 68-year-old girl, either.
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I want to stick around with the big boys. I don't want to be in the old folks home.
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There's quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.
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I don't like getting up early in the morning and learning all that stuff. I work with offers that I can't refuse.
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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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Growing up, there was only classical music on BBC Radio. We had to listen to the American Forces Network in Germany, which played pop songs, or the pirate radio boats off the coast.
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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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