Top 112 Quotes by Michael Caine

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

Am I a car aficionado? No: for me, cars have always been just for transport. I didn't even know anyone who had a car until I was 14 or 15.

Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award.

There's quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.

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

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

I admired Marlon Brando as I grew up. I though he was one of the finest screen actors around.

I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me.

I come from the slums; I come from a hard background; I come from a poor family; and I was a soldier.