#actor

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

— Michael Caine

#around #brando #finest #grew #i

I'm forever testing myself. As a person and as an actor, I have no sense of competition. ↗

— Michael Caine

#competition #forever #i #myself #person

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

— Michael Caine

#character #character actor #enjoying #i #made

If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it. ↗

— Michael Caine

#cannot #control #controls #director #movie

Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you. ↗

— Michael Caine

#acting #actor #assure #cinema #covering

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

— Michael Caine

#being #best #british #drunk #playing

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?' ↗

— Michael Caine

#between #change #difference #how #i

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

— Michael Caine

#ever #first #i #lone #lone ranger

The three actors I admire the most are all dead. Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy and the French actor, Jean Gabin. They're all very natural, sort of masculine without being overly macho. ↗

— Michael Caine

#admire #being #bogart #dead #french

I think I may have become an actor to hide from myself. You can escape into a character. ↗

— John Candy

#become #character #escape #hide #i