We can only use British actors because everybody's got to talk exactly the same. Michael Caine More Quotes by Michael Caine More Quotes From Michael Caine In England, I was a Cockney actor. In America, I was an actor. Michael Caine englandactorsamerica I don't think you retire from movies; movies retire you. Michael Caine retiringthinking If you're blond, as I am, and you have blond lashes, you have to wear mascara, otherwise you're invisible on stage. Michael Caine mascarainvisibleblonde Someone said to me the other day: "Well, you're eventually going to live until 110." And I said: "Well, who's going to keep me? What age do I retire? 100?" How are you going to live all those years and who is going to keep you doing it? I have a couple of grandchildren now so I'm banking on them. Michael Caine grandchildrencoupleyears What it is is that comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write. Anyone can write, and then you leave it to special effects to make it look good. But comedy, you've got to do some writing. Michael Caine specialwritinglooks In my opinion, everybody is getting older and older. We have a great deal of dementia because nobody grew old enough to get it. Michael Caine getting-olderopinionenough One of the great things with comedy is that there's no such thing as a mediocre comedy; it's either uproarious or crap. That's the problem. Michael Caine mediocrecomedyproblem If you put someone on screen long enough, they become the hero. Michael Caine enoughherolong I spent my life in the library reading books. Michael Caine libraryreadingbook That to me is what my idea of film acting should be. There shouldn't be any acting. You should just be watching a real person. Michael Caine actingrealideas No English director would've cast me as an officer, I promise you. Not one. Michael Caine castsdirectorspromise I'm the happiest grandfather in the world, I promise you. Michael Caine grandfatherpromiseworld There are loads of black actors.You can't say: I'm going to vote for him, he's not very good but he's black, [so] I'll vote for him. You've got to give a good performance. Michael Caine blackactorsgiving In real life, I'm afraid of heights - and people who get moral convictions... Adolf Hitler in London. Michael Caine heightrealpeople I learn the whole time. I think it would be dull if I thought I was going to work and wouldn't find something new. We always learn. Michael Caine would-bedullthinking If you're a gardener you don't need a gym. [...] You're always carrying large sacks of manure all over. Michael Caine gardenergymneeds I have enough money not to do pictures ever. I'm seventy years old. I don't want to get up at 6:30 in the morning and learn ten pages of dialogue to do with a bunch of creeps I don't like. It's gotta be fun for me. Michael Caine morningfunyears I just work in order to improve myself as an actor which is what I've always done. Michael Caine actorsdoneorder People say to me, why did you do those films, and I say, for money. It wasn't for diamond rings or kidney shaped swimming pools in Beverly Hills, it was in order to improve the lot of everyone around me. Michael Caine swimmingorderpeople I'm very, very family oriented. I'm a big cook and a good connoisseur and I only drink very good red wines now. Michael Caine drinkredwine
