Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine, CBEis an English actor and author. Renowned for his distinctive working class cockney accent, Caine has appeared in over 115 films and is regarded as a British film icon...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth14 March 1933
CityLondon, England
pounds film said
My mum never understood how much I earned. When I told her I earned a million pounds a film, she said, 'How much is that?'
winning careers awards
It's much harder to act in a bad film than in a good one. A terrible script makes for very difficult acting. You can win an Academy Award for some of the easiest acting in your career, made possible by a brilliant script.
couple grandchildren years
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.
hate luxury car
The greatest luxury is not driving. I didn't own a car until I was 30, and that was a Rolls-Royce, so it was cheaper to insure a chauffeur. I never want to drive again. My mind is always on other things. I hate parking, and I'm very short-tempered and would get road rage, I'm sure.
getting-older opinion enough
In my opinion, everybody is getting older and older. We have a great deal of dementia because nobody grew old enough to get it.
alternatives growing considering
To me, growing old is great. It's the very best thing - considering the alternative.
soldier poor backgrounds
I come from the slums; I come from a hard background; I come from a poor family; and I was a soldier.
disrespect acting matter
No matter what the reason, if you start to scream and shout, you look a fool, and you feel a fool, and you earn the disrespect of everyone.
careers awards firsts
Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award.
bigs blockbuster
I'd never been in one of those great big blockbusters.
next obsessed
I'm doing the next Batman. I have to become obsessed about what is offered to me.
promise grandfather world
I'm the happiest grandfather in the world, I promise you.
wine red drink
I'm very, very family oriented. I'm a big cook and a good connoisseur and I only drink very good red wines now.
afterlife
I'm hoping there's an afterlife. As you get older, you hope even more fervently.