What's It All About?Michael Caine is the best-loved film actor Britain has ever produced. Here, for the first time, he reveals the truth about his childhood, his family and his hard-fought journey from London to Hollywood, bringing to life the lean years and the triumphs with astonishing candour. And with typical charm and humour he talks about the movies, about his relationships - on and off the screen - with other actors and directors, and about the memorable screen presence which is his hallmark. |
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User Review - DinadansFriend - LibraryThingMaurice Micklewhite is an engaging fellow. His film and stage career seems to be adequately portrayed in this autobiography. Not a laugh fest like David Niven's Memoirs, but still a good time was had by the reader. Read full review
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User Review - Gold_Gato - LibraryThingThis was an enjoyable read, the kind of book you pack in your beachbag for a summertime read. Caine writes almost the same way he speaks, so there is constant humor and a love of life. His start in ... Read full review
Contents
Very flat Norfolk 90 | 12 |
What I got for a chocolate | 31 |
Noses | 43 |
Part | 61 |
If you cant move it paint it | 63 |
You never hear the one that gets you | 75 |
Its only malaria | 91 |
Nowhere to go but up | 104 |
Elizabeth and me 3 15 | 315 |
Part Five | 335 |
Shakira | 337 |
Call me Larry | 350 |
3i Natasha | 365 |
Gucci shoes | 373 |
TheMan Who Would Be King | 389 |
Biting the customers | 407 |
lts only a small part | 120 |
Becoming Michael Caine | 127 |
Understudying OToole | 137 |
Raw steaks through the letterbox | 146 |
The first screen test | 158 |
Part Three | 167 |
When the magic happens | 169 |
1500 a week? | 184 |
The two minutes that changed my life | 195 |
Butch cooking | 205 |
Part Four | 233 |
If you want to be a star in America | 235 |
The Elephant to Beverly Hills 25 l | 251 |
Cannes | 261 |
Ottos Revenge | 269 |
French hours | 281 |
Bardot tries it on | 287 |
Oh yes 21 Rolls Royce | 298 |
My worst location | 307 |
The Swarm attacks | 415 |
Part | 423 |
Welcome to Beverly Hills | 425 |
Dressed to kill | 437 |
M2 in Beverly Hills | 447 |
The Queen and I | 463 |
How to lose an Oscar | 472 |
Paradise Found | 488 |
Part Seven | 501 |
Working with Woody | 503 |
Moving back | 518 |
Scoundrels | 529 |
In my own write | 539 |
A sting in the tail | 547 |
4? David | 554 |
Acknowledgements | 559 |
Picture Credits | 561 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | What's It All About? |
| Author | Michael Caine |
| Publisher | Random House, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1448136482, 9781448136483 |
| Length | 592 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts Performing Arts / Acting & Auditioning |
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