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I want to stick around with the big boys. I don't want to be in the old folks home.
Michael Caine
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Michael Caine
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 14
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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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