Michael Caine: Being a “one-line actor”

Excerpt from Michael Caine’s awesome book Michael Caine – Acting in Film: An Actor’s Take on Movie Making.

It’s no wonder I have sympathy for one-line actors. I’ve been there. The troops come down the hill, the beach explodes, and you say:

“Quick! The Germans are crumming!” (One line!)

“Who got this guy?!”

The casting director comes in and says, “What’s the matter?”

“This guy can’t say one line!”

(You’re standing there cursing yourself.)

“All those troops have to come over the hill again!” (Because of my crumming line!) “It’ll take two hours to put the explosives back in …”

Then the great star says his long speech absolutely perfectly, yet again; and you say:

“Quick! The Germans are crumming!”

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2 Responses to Michael Caine: Being a “one-line actor”

  1. peteb says:

    “Who got this guy?!”

    Heh heh..

  2. red says:

    heh heh

    “The Germans are crumming!”

    “Uhm … what did he just say?”

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