“Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you.”

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.