“I used to get the girl; now I get the part. In 'The Quiet American' yo...” — Michael Caine Quote

I used to get the girl; now I get the part. In 'The Quiet American' you may have noticed I got the part and the girl. It's a milestone for me, because it's the last time I'm going to get the girl.

I don't meet stockbrokers or carpenters or coal miners; I spend all day with actors, composers and photographers.

I just love to go home, no matter where I am, the most luxurious hotel suite in the world, I love to go home.

Comedy is underrepresented in every actor's life, because it's so bloody difficult to write.

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!

I love diversity. I can't ever, ever, ever be like, Okay, now I'm going to play single moms who are sad. But the industry will give it to you. They'll throw every script at you that does the same thing you did last time.

You don't really know when the last time you're going to do something is; the middle can often be a bit blurry. Firsts are very potent.

When you play, when you perform, it might be for the last time, so you got to do it.

Like for 'Black Nails,' I just had black nails - and I never have black nails. It was my first and last time getting black nails. And that's so not normal for me. So when you're recording, you're up at the mic and you gotta name the file, so I just look down and I'm like, 'Black Nails!' That's literally what it was.