423 Quotes by Michael Caine

The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought, That's what I want to do.

There are loads of black actors.You can't say: I'm going to vote for him, he's not very good but he's black, [so] I'll vote for him. You've got to give a good performance.

To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example.

You're never too old to be crazy.

Wherever I live, if there isn't a restaurant I want to go to of a certain type, then I open it. That's all. For selfish reasons.

I’m trying to work only with established, respected directors. I took a lot of bad scripts and worked for a lot of lazy directors, and it was discouraging to go to the screenings and see that the director had added nothing, the editor had added nothing, there was nothing to see.

I’ve done my job and I’ve got the picture out there, and I’m very happy with it.

Just because I have made a point of never losing my accent it doesn’t mean I’m an eel-and-pie yob.

It’s vital to have your own space so you aren’t constantly in each other’s pockets.