“I watched the video and had my doubts…I thought a lot of what he said was horseshit, but halfway through the movie I thought: ‘THE SON OF A BITCH IS RIGHT!”— Howard Stern

“FASCINATING! Wonderfully practical film acting wisdom–all put together in the best Caine style.” — John Cleese

"This exclusive opportunity to see Caine teach what he has learned is invaluable to both actors and filmmakers". – FILM MONTHLY

"Michael Caine knows as much about screen acting as anyone alive—and he's willing to selflessly share that knowledge.  Caine's lecture and demonstration were unfailingly entertaining and insightful.  He discusses everything from how to make proper eye contact with an acting partner to preparing for a kissing scene, and he does it all with candor and wit." – LEONARD MALTIN

"Just as he does in his movies, Michael Caine...makes film acting look so damn easy.  This film ought to be required viewing for many a college curriculum...for the home viewer, perhaps an unschooled tyro  about to take on a cinematic role, it's indispensable." – Sandy MacDonald, FILM MONTHLY

"It is easy to become spellbound by Michael Caine's tips for behaving in front of a camera...he sharpens each one's focus and emotional detail with a few basic suggestions. ...Consistently fascinating—the only real danger  is  that some of the magic—not only from his performances, but from other stars as well—will be permanently compromised once you see what he is up to." – The DVD Newsletter

“A TREASURE… I'm not going to look at performances quite the same way … A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT with more drama than most movies… HE'S A MARVELOUS TEACHER …A real clear-cut lesson that every critic should see and everybody who goes to the movies should see…”—Gene Siskel, Siskel & Ebert

“Witty, articulate and always entertaining, Michael Caine takes the nuts and bolts of film acting to pieces and GIVES AWAY MORE TRADE SECRETS IN THE PROCESS THAN YOU THOUGHT EXISTED.” —Geoffrey Hobbes, The Sunday Times

“NO ONE IS MORE QUALIFIED to discuss the craft and business of film acting…An insider's look of as much interest to the audience as to actors.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Caine knows so much about the whole business of filmmaking. Don't think of this as too esoteric or for actors only. YOU'LL BE LAUGHING, ABSORBED, AND ENCHANTED.”— The Daily Mail

 “ONE OF THE BEST GUIDES TO FILM ACTING EVER. It is brief, instructive, and enlightening not only for actors but for filmgoers as well. YOU CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO SEE MICHAEL CAINE ON FILM .” – Parade Magazine

Among the subjects covered by Michael Caine:
Your Eyes, Your Mark, Your Focus
The Camera Is Your Only Audience
Don't Be Difficult-to-Edit: Smoking
Dialogue on Camera
Shooting Out of Order
Screen Tests
Reaction Shots
Special Effects
Speaking to Someone Off-Camera
Close-Ups
Relax!
 

“If you really want to become an actor, but only providing that acting doesn't interfere with your golf game, your political ambitions, and your sex life, you don't really want to become an actor. Not only is acting more than a part-time job, it's more than a full-time job. It's a full-time obsessions.” —Michael Caine

“You're your first best audience, long before anybody else hears you. So don't be an easy audience. Keep asking for more.”—Michael Caine

“In film, other actors' performances really are not your concern. If the other actor isn't giving you what you want, act as though he were.” —Michael Caine

“Acting is not a competition; everything must be done for the good of the film or else everybody loses.” —Michael Caine

“When becoming a character, you have to steal. Steal whatever you see. You can even steal from other actors' characterizations; but if you do, only steal from the best.”—Michael Caine

“No matter what the reason, if you start to scream and shout, you look a fool, and you feel a fool, and you earn the disrespect of everyone.” —Michael Caine

“You've got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw it all out of the window and shoot spontaneously, then you must follow his lead.”—Michael Caine

“To be a movie star, you have to invent yourself.” —Michael Caine