Despite Being Extremely Professional, Michael Caine Has

You Never In A Million Years Thought That You Would Ever End Up In A Woody Allen Film Even Though That Might Be Your Dream, And There You Are. Suddenly You've Got One. But You're Not Playing The Quintessential Woody Allen Heroine, Which Is Somebody That's Full Of Self-doubt And Heartbreakingly Naïve. Chloe In Match Point Was A Nightmare In Some Ways And Totally Entitled, And Felt Like Everything Was Going To Be All Right. Most Of The Women In Woody Allen Films Feel Like Everything's Awful. I Didn't Understand What To Do. But Some Of The Confusion Is Helpful.

The Thing I Miss About L.a. Is Time. I Feel Like I Had Much More Time There, Partly Because No One Is Ever Really Doing Anything.

I've Only Half-admitted I'm A Professional. I Know I Am, I've Paid My Dues, But One Of The Things I Could Do Better When I'm Acting Is To Really Be Rigorous And To Think I Know How To Do It. To Use My Brain.

So Far I Haven't Really Been Prominent Enough To Get Critical Attention Focused On Me. So, Of Course, I Fully Expect Bad Reviews, But I Will Be Wracked With Misery As A Result.

There Were Moments Where I Was Being Kicked In The Stomach, And Even Though I Had This Brace On To Protect Me, I Still Had To Prepare Myself For It . You Can't Be Relaxed When That's Happening. You Have To Brace Your Muscles. I Can Remember Thinking As It Was About To Happen "wasn't That How Houdini Died?" I Think It Was.