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Quote by Michael Caine
First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come,

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

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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

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One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life. – Robert Bresson

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