Sir Michael Caine Biography

On himself:
“I’m a sort of boy next door. If that boy has a good scriptwriter.”

“Be like a duck, my mother told me. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like hell underneath.”

“I’m the original bourgeois nightmare - a cockney with intelligence and a million dollars.”

On his career:
“First of all I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don’t come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.”

“I’ve made an awful lot of films. In fact, I’ve made a lot of awful films.”

“My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too much.”

“I’ll always be around because I’m a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I’ve got any talent is beside the point.”