In England, I was a Cockney actor. In America, I was an actor.
From Michael Caine
I am often asked which of my films has come closest to my own ideal of performance, and I always answer, 'Educating Rita.'
I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me.
My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
My wife comes with me on all the movies, but she is not an appendage to a film star or anything like that. She is a completely intertwined partner. She is the other half of me. Also, we're still very much in love with each other. We always have been, we always will be.
I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
Let me put it this way: If you're sitting in a movie and you're watching me, and you say, 'Isn't that Michael Caine a wonderful actor?' then I've failed.
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.
Every time you get a movie, you get a medical. So you know, you know you're alright for a couple of weeks.
I'm always slightly envious of people who become extremely rich without anyone knowing who the hell they are, like financiers.
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