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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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The popularity of that baby-faced boy, who possessed not even the elements of a good actor, was a hallucination in the public mind, and a disgrace to our theatrical history. – Thomas Campbell

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Such is an actors life. We must ride the waves of every film, barfing occasionally, yet maintain our dignity, even as the bulk of our Herculean efforts are keel-hauled before our very eyes. On filming MacHales Navy – Bruce Campbell

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