Facts about Michael Caine

Occup.Actor
FromEngland
BornMarch 14, 1933
Age91 years

Summary

Michael Caine is a famous Actor from England, he is 91 years old and still alive, born March 14, 1933.

Zodiac:
He is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 33 quotes who is written / told by Michael.

Related authors: Sean Connery (Actor), Oliver Reed (Actor), Antony Jay (Writer), Christopher Nolan (Director), Persis Khambatta (Actress)

Filmography:

33 Famous quotes by Michael Caine

Small: Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath
"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath"
Small: Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons
"Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons"
Small: For all my education, accomplishments, and so called wisdom... I cant fathom my own heart
"For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart"
Small: English is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite
"English is clipped in speech. Texas is exactly the opposite"
Small: Comedy is underrepresented in every actors life, because its so bloody difficult to write
"Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write"
Small: At 69, I got the girl! And it wasnt a 68-year-old girl, either
"At 69, I got the girl! And it wasn't a 68-year-old girl, either"
Small: Anyone can write. But comedy, youve got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 drama
"Anyone can write. But comedy, you've got to do some writing. You get one comedy script to every 20 dramas"
Small: Alfie was the first time I was above the title the first time I became a star in America
"Alfie was the first time I was above the title; the first time I became a star in America"
Small: A lot of my best parts Ive been the second choice for, so you never get too egotistical about anything
"A lot of my best parts I've been the second choice for, so you never get too egotistical about anything"
Small: The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought, Thats what I want to do
"The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought, That's what I want to do"
Small: The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years
"The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years"
Small: The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse
"The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse"
Small: Save your money. Youre going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think
"Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think"
Small: Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time Ive been available to pick up an a
"Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award"
Small: Obsession is a young mans game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old
"Obsession is a young man's game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old"
Small: My own mentality is that Ive retired. They send me these scripts and if I absolutely have to do it, the
"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"
Small: January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out
"January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out"
Small: If youre a movie actor, youre on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it
"If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it"
Small: If you think youre going to be up for an Oscar, you schedule your moviemaking
"If you think you're going to be up for an Oscar, you schedule your moviemaking"
Small: Theres quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But sh
"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"
Small: Things are not quite what they seem always. Dont start me on class, otherwise youll get a four-hour lec
"Things are not quite what they seem always. Don't start me on class, otherwise you'll get a four-hour lecture"
Small: When you reach the top, thats when the climb begins
"When you reach the top, that's when the climb begins"
Small: Im the audiences representative on earth
"I'm the audience's representative on earth"
Small: Im every bourgeois nightmare - a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars
"I'm every bourgeois nightmare - a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars"
Small: Im a sort of boy next door. If that boy has a good scriptwriter
"I'm a sort of boy next door. If that boy has a good scriptwriter"
Small: Ill always be there because Im a skilled professional actor. Whether or not Ive any talent is beside th
"I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point"
Small: I wouldnt make an anti-American film. Im one of the most pro-American foreigners I know. I love America
"I wouldn't make an anti-American film. I'm one of the most pro-American foreigners I know. I love America and Americans"
Small: I started with the firm conviction that when I came to the end, I wanted to be regretting the things th
"I started with the firm conviction that when I came to the end, I wanted to be regretting the things that I had done, not the things I hadn't"
Small: I see myself as 38, but you dont notice it
"I see myself as 38, but you don't notice it"
Small: I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me
"I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me"
Small: I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a r
"I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop"
Small: I felt a tremendous sadness for men who cant deal with a woman of their own age
"I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can't deal with a woman of their own age"
Small: I did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. Im p
"I did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. I'm pig-headed"