Don't sit as if you have nothing to say. You should be bursting with things to say. You just choose at this particular place and time, not to say them.
Michael CaineRead
To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example.
Interpretation
Achieving stardom in films requires taking on significant responsibilities, especially in leading roles.
Michael Caine emphasizes that becoming a movie star is not just about fame; it involves the challenge of carrying a film as the lead. This responsibility signifies the highest level of achievement in the film industry, highlighting the importance of depth and commitment in one's artistic contributions.
In practice
This quote can inspire actors at a film school graduation.
Don't sit as if you have nothing to say. You should be bursting with things to say. You just choose at this particular place and time, not to say them.
My view of actors is that basically they're all harmless lunatics who'd be on the psychiatrist's couch, except that we get this sort of catharsis every six months or so, and we go and be absolutely someone else.
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.
Hollywood is a cross between a health farm, a recreation center and an insane asylum. It's a company town, and I happen to like the company!
My wife comes with me on all the movies, but she is not an appendage to a film star or anything like that. She is a completely intertwined partner. She is the other half of me. Also, we're still very much in love with each other. We always have been, we always will be.
About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.
I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don't believe in the whole thing of just using other people's money. I don't think that's right. I'm not going to ask other people to invest in something if I'm not prepared to do so myself.
Most years, if you were to ask me how much I make, the genuine answer is that I have no clue. I usually find out the answer to that question once a year, at tax time, when my accountant tells me.
I thought I was going to be a bum the rest of my life.
I did envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course.
Success is never so interesting as struggle
People have an idol they want to be like and try to follow what the idols did. But when you do, you find out you're not very successful and you're not very happy. You try to copy these models, and it doesn't yield successful results.
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