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
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
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
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
Ive definitely, you know, been with women. And Ive had great relationships with them where I was definitely in love. Its just I grew to a point where deep inside I knew that I could never truly have a relationship with a woman. I dont know if they ever suspected. It was never brought up. – Lance Bass
My Botswana books are positive, and Ive never really sought to deny that. They are positive. They present a very positive picture of the country. And I think that that is perfectly defensible given that there is so much written about Africa which is entirely negative. – Alexander McCall Smith