First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they dont come, I choose the ones that pay the rent. – Michael Caine
The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly –because if they dont speak fast nobody will listen to them. – Michael Caine
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, were still very much in love with each other. We always have been, we always will be. – Michael Caine
I dont work very much, and I just sit here waiting for a script that I cant refuse – and Im not talking about money. – Michael Caine
I feel like 35. At 35 youre old enough to know something and young enough to look forward to what you can do with the knowledge. So I stayed at 35! – Michael Caine
Im every bourgeois nightmare – a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars. – Michael Caine
If you go away on location for three months and your wife stays at home, youve made a whole new load of friends and shes made a whole new load of friends and you get home and youre kind of strangers. – Michael Caine
Hollywood is a cross between a health farm, a recreation center and an insane asylum. Its a company town, and I happen to like the company! – Michael Caine
In the sixties, everyone you knew became famous. My flatmate was Terence Stamp. My barber was Vidal Sassoon. David Hockney did the menu in a restaurant I went to. I didnt know anyone unknown who didnt become famous. – Michael Caine
For all my education, accomplishments, and so called wisdom… I cant fathom my own heart. – Michael Caine
My problem was that I was blond. There were no heroes with blond hair. Robert Taylor and Henry Fonda, they all had dark hair. The only one I found was Van Johnson, who wasnt too cool. He was a nice, homely American boy. So I created my own image. It worked. – Michael Caine
The difference between a movie star and a movie actor is this – a movie star will say, How can I change the script to suit me? and a movie actor will say. How can I change me to suit the script? – Michael Caine
Save your money. Youre going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think. – Michael Caine
I felt a tremendous sadness for men who cant deal with a woman of their own age. – Michael Caine
I am in so many movies that are on TV at 2:00 a.m. that people think I am dead. – Michael Caine
January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out. – Michael Caine
Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons. – Michael Caine
