Michael Caine

Michael Caine is known for his brilliant roles in 'The Italian Job', 'Interstellar' and 'The Man Who Would Be King'. Here, he explains his philosophy for ...

“And so, there’s never anything so bad that you cannot use that difficulty,” he elaborated. The actor continued: “I said, ‘What do you mean?’ He said, ‘Well, if it’s a comedy, fall over it. And I went to open the door, and I got my head around, and I went, ‘I’m sorry, sir, I can’t get in’. If it’s a drama, pick it up and smash it.’ He said, ‘Use the difficulty.’ Now, I took that into my own life. And I had to come in the scene; it was a stage play; I’m behind the flats waiting to open the door. I was rehearsing a play when I was a very young actor.