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I'm old enough to have friends and contemporaries who have long since retired, and that's their prerogative - enough is enough it doesn't mean a thing to me. But I haven't got any money, so, you know, I just keep on working.
Mike Leigh
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Mike Leigh
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: February 20
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I think Michael Caine is a perfectly good actor but it's obvious he's not going to be in one of my films.
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People have been very resistant to giving me more than the standard amount of money. So I keep making films on a similar scale. Which is fine, but also frustrating.
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