I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me. Michael Caine More Quotes by Michael Caine More Quotes From Michael Caine I just try to play more and more difficult roles. Michael Caine roles play trying I must admit, the only reason I joined an amateur dramatic society is because I couldn't get to kiss any girls - I was chasing girls all the time - and so I thought if I join it, there might be some love scenes. And there was a particular girl and I thought I might get to kiss Amy. I never did get to kiss Amy but I did get to kiss Elizabeth Taylor, so it was all right, a lot later. Michael Caine amy kissing girl My circle of friends are not actors at all. None of them are actors, really, because they're are not available. They're always off somewhere. Michael Caine circle-of-friends circles actors I think it would be great for the Academy to recognize old age. Michael Caine age would-be thinking I was watching cartoons on television and a commercial came on for one of the Batman series where I played a butler. And then my grandson looked up at me and he said, "Do you know Batman?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Really," I said, "Yeah." I said I know him very well. And he told all the boys at school, he said, "My grandpa knows Batman. Does your grandpa know Batman? OK, no. Mine does. Michael Caine grandpa boys school Without her, I would have been dead long ago, i would have probably drunk myself to death. Michael Caine entertainment I'm very experienced so it was simple and the part was lovely ... and it was short, i didn't spend 10 weeks getting up at half past six in the morning, I only did two weeks on the picture. Michael Caine entertainment Well for a start it was Paolo who just won an Academy Award, and it was written for me. Michael Caine entertainment The challenge that I put Michael Caine, and always have done, is' How can I do a character who's as far away from me as possible ?' . Michael Caine entertainment My view of actors is that basically they're all harmless lunatics who'd be on the psychiatrist's couch, except that we get this sort of catharsis every six months or so, and we go and be absolutely someone else. Michael Caine view get someone go