“If you're a movie star, you get the girl, you lose the girl, and then you get her back. But if you're a character like me, you lose the girl, then you get another one, then you get another one, then you lose them all, then you lose your life.”

English retired actor

Sir Michael Caine is an English retired actor, known for his distinctive Cockney accent and a screen career that spanned eight decades. He has appeared in more than 130 films and is regarded as a British cultural icon. His work brought him two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2000, he received a BAFTA Fellowship and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. By 2017, the films he had appeared in had grossed more than $7.8 billion worldwide.