Michael Caine Quotes

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.

Nobody paid any attention career-wise to me in America until 'Bronson.' It gave me a calling card and passage into America, where I've always wanted to work.

I guess Tom Cruise - everything he does, everything he touches, is kind of a success.

I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.

Brittany Murphy... who knows if she's going to be around. Kirsten Dunst, I think she's really boring. Reese Witherspoon? She can open a movie.

I never really felt like a movie star until 'Police Woman.'

I was 18 years old when I booked 'Youth in Revolt,' and it was my first movie, and I was starring in that movie - and even then, I didn't feel like I had made it.

It is because of Navketan that I became a movie star.

I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.

I try not to see Woody Harrelson because he has become this big movie star, and it grates, so I try and stay away from him.

I don't want to be Angelina Jolie. Not that Angelina Jolie is not the most talented, beautiful, successful, amazing, admirable person who does good things for the world, but I don't want to be a movie star like that.

It's hard to be a celebrity nowadays. It's not about your track record anymore. If you have a great movie, you're good. If not, people are ready to write you off. I think the only ones who are really winning are people like Will Smith. People go, 'Oh, it's Will Smith. I've got to see him, whatever he's in.'

I wish I could play the lead role in one movie, one great movie.

Would I like to be the lead girl? Who wouldn't?

You really are as hot as your last movie. And it goes away really quickly.

I think that, in the beginning, you think, 'I want to be the biggest movie star in the world.' And then, with the more movies you make, you are like, 'I don't know if I want to be that anymore. I think what I am looking for is something different.' I like acting, but a lot of times, stardom comes with a lot of strings attached.

It wasn't a mission to be a rock star. It wasn't a mission of mine to even be a movie star. I just intended to be a good actor.

I think a lot of people thought my career started with Butch Cassidy.

I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.

People tell me that Hollywood loves new faces, but I don't know. They're probably just being nice.

If your goal is to be the biggest movie star in the world, a 10-movie contract is gold. It was never my goal. Up until now, I made movies - and I have a nice house, a nice car. I'm fortunate, happy and grateful. Life is good.

'Crush' was my first number one on the call sheet.

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

I'm not up there with Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts. I don't sell tickets. I've known that for a long time.

I definitely didn't have any dreams of grandeur or dreams of becoming an action movie star.