The American cinema in general always made stories about working-class people; the British rarely did. Any person with my working-class background would be a villain or a comic cipher, usually badly played, and with a rotten accent. There weren't a lot of guys in England for me to look up to.
Michael CaineMy own mentality is that I've retired. They send me these scripts and if I absolutely have to do it, then I go to work.
Michael CaineIf I see any injustice done, I have a big enough mouth and the position to open up about it.
Michael Caine