Michael Caine Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“Presenting the Oscars was the most nerve-racking job I have ever done in show business. It's very much a live show: they have comedy writers waiting in the wings, and as you come off between presentations, they hand you an appropriate gag to tell.”

“I never bring a role home with me. The moment they say, 'It's a wrap,' it's gone completely. I'm a totally ruthless professional, and life is my family, not my work.”

“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.”

“You cannot have one bathroom. And it don't matter how much you love your wife and everything, 'cause you wind up with no room at all. You just get a little corner, and you've got a toothbrush and your paste and a shaving brush and a razor.”

“I am in so many movies that are on TV at 2:00 a.m. that people think I am dead.”

“My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.”

“I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point.”

“I try to make everyone around me feel comfortable.”

“I did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. I'm pig-headed.”

“Do I believe in God? Yes I do. When you've had a life like mine, you have to.”