Michael Caine

"There's a lot of snobbery towards actors. But acting is just a job of work."

"I think the key to success is to do one thing and do it well."

"You have to be prepared to be wrong. It's the only way you move forward."

"I've been married to the same woman for over fifty years, and I still fancy her."

"The most important thing in life is to have someone to love you."

"I don't believe in getting old. I think that's a state of mind."

"If you don't fail, you're not even trying."

"I'm not bothered by what other people think. I never have been."

"The world isn't black and white. Everything is gray."

"I've learned more from failure than I ever did from success."

"You have to treat people with respect. Even the extras deserve that."

"Money is not the reward for work. The reward for work is more work."

"I always say, 'It's not about the destination, it's about the people you meet along the way.'"

"Get up off that couch and do something with your life."

"The thing about being British is you can have a good laugh at yourself."

"I think if you're going to do something, you might as well do it properly."

"Life is too short to drink bad wine."

"You can't just learn acting from a book. You have to do it."

"I've never understood why people are afraid of new ideas. All the best things were new ideas once."

"If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original."

"The secret to staying young is to have young friends."

"I don't think about age. I just keep working."

"You have to learn to listen. That's the most important thing in acting."

"Success is about timing, hard work, and a bit of luck."

"I never set out to be famous. I just wanted to be a good actor."

"The best thing about being old is that you stop caring what people think."

"I think the most important thing is to enjoy your life."

"You can't control what happens to you, but you can control how you react to it."

"Life is a journey, not a destination."

"I've always believed in the power of hard work."