Michael Caine Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The best research for playing a drunk is being a British actor for 20 years.”

“Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.”

“For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart.”

“I'm always slightly envious of people who become extremely rich without anyone knowing who the hell they are, like financiers.”

“I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did last, and I'm my own most vicious critic. So I'm always trying to do it better.”

“Obsession is a young man's game, and my only excuse is that I never grew old.”

“I started with the firm conviction that when I came to the end, I wanted to be regretting the things that I had done, not the things I hadn't.”

“To me, growing old is great. It's the very best thing - considering the alternative.”

“I wouldn't make an anti-American film. I'm one of the most pro-American foreigners I know. I love America and Americans.”

“Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.”