Michael Caine Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I think life has got to develop as you get older, and I don't want to be wandering along doing the same old thing. I want more out of life.”

“I'm a sort of boy next door. If that boy has a good scriptwriter.”

“I've made the transition from star to character actor and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.”

“The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.”

“Things are not quite what they seem always. Don't start me on class, otherwise you'll get a four-hour lecture.”

“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?'”

“I feel like 35. At 35 you're old enough to know something and young enough to look forward to what you can do with the knowledge. So I stayed at 35!”

“My wife, my daughters, even my grandchildren are funny. You've got to keep a sense of humor because anger destroys you.”

“One of the main things about Cockney is, you speak at twice the speed as Americans. Americans speak very slow.”

“When you're a movie star and you're young, you are always playing someone who's a better fighter, a better lover, a better everything than you.”