Sir Michael Caine CBE has been Oscar-nominated six times, winning his first Academy Award for the 1986 film Hannah and Her Sisters and his second in 1999 for The Cider House Rules. He has starred in over one hundred films, including his first major film role in Zulu in 1964, followed by films including Get Carter, Alfie, The Italian Job, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Educating Rita, and more recently The Dark Knight, Is Anybody There? and Harry Brown. He was appointed a CBE in 1992 and knighted in 2000 in recognition of his contribution to cinema. Married for more than 30 years, with two daughters and three grandchildren, he and his wife Shakira divide their time between England and the United States.
He's a natural storyteller as well as the Oscar winning actor we admire, and we bowl along happily...How one longs to have met him, which is the best thing one can say about any autobiography * Seven, <i>Sunday Telegraph</i> * Mr Caine is a charming raconteur....he writes with a quality that has grown rare among memoirists: good cheer * <i>New York Times</i> * Not much mileage in discussing warm receptions then, unless it's to wonder if a literary festival crowd has ever sounded more fulfilled than when Michael Caine finally said you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off and not a lot of people know that halfway through his appearance in Cheltenham last weekend. * <i>The Times</i> * A truly incredible life story. * <i>The Sun</i> * To read Caine is to be in the company of an amiable, sentimental man who has achieved great success - and happiness - without appearing to be in the least smug. * <i>Daily Mail</i>, John Preston * a gold standard celebrity who makes the modern sort look cheap * <i>The Times</i> * warm-hearted and well written autobiography. Despite his fame this celebrity has always kept his feet firmly on the ground and this enjoyable book shows how he did it. * <i>Sunday Express</i> * Most compelling autobiography since David Niven's The Moon's A Balloon... he has brought this fascinating story up to date. * <i>RTE Guide, Ireland</i> * the peeks behind the silver screen make the book light up * <i>New Statesman</i> * A jolly amble from the Elephant & Castle to international stardom...there's plenty of satisfying name-dropping from a gold-standard celebrity who makes the modern sort look cheap. * <i>Saturdays Times</i>, Christmas Round-Up * Michael Caine's second work of memoir brims with his gift for genial anecdote, but this time there's a hint of sadness as he looks back * <i>Sunday Times</i> * Michael Caine fans will love his 'blow the bloody doors off' autobiography. * <i>Fabulous</i> * most memorable... This follow-up might have seemed over-indulgent were it not for his self-deprecating vignettes, told in a voice as distinctive as his spoken one, that led to critical comparisons with David Niven's classic, The Moon's a Balloon. * <i>Independent</i> * you can hear his distinctive voice throughout, his fans will enjoy the ride. * <i>Choice</i> * A truly incredible life story. * <i>The Sun</i> * To read Caine is to be in the company of an amiable, sentimental man who has achieved great success - and happiness - without appearing to be in the least smug. * <i>Daily Mail</i>, John Preston * a gold standard celebrity who makes the modern sort look cheap * <i>The Times</i> * uproarious and unflinching * <i>Mail on Sunday</i> * Michael Caine fans will love his 'blow the bloody doors off' autobiography. * Fabulous * Michael Caine fans will love his 'blow the bloody doors off' autobiography. * Fabulous * most memorable... This follow-up might have seemed over-indulgent were it not for his self-deprecating vignettes, told in a voice as distinctive as his spoken one, that led to critical comparisons with David Niven's classic, The Moon's a Balloon. * Independent * most memorable... This follow-up might have seemed over-indulgent were it not for his self-deprecating vignettes, told in a voice as distinctive as his spoken one, that led to critical comparisons with David Niven's classic, The Moon's a Balloon. * Independent * a gold standard celebrity who makes the modern sort look cheap * The Times * a gold standard celebrity who makes the modern sort look cheap * The Times * you can hear his distinctive voice throughout, his fans will enjoy the ride. * Choice * you can hear his distinctive voice throughout, his fans will enjoy the ride. * Choice * Not much mileage in discussing warm receptions then, unless it's to wonder if a literary festival crowd has ever sounded more fulfilled than when Michael Caine finally said you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off and not a lot of people know that halfway through his appearance in Cheltenham last weekend. * The Times * Not much mileage in discussing warm receptions then, unless it's to wonder if a literary festival crowd has ever sounded more fulfilled than when Michael Caine finally said you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off and not a lot of people know that halfway through his appearance in Cheltenham last weekend. * The Times * A truly incredible life story. * The Sun * A truly incredible life story. * The Sun * To read Caine is to be in the company of an amiable, sentimental man who has achieved great success - and happiness - without appearing to be in the least smug. * Daily Mail, John Preston * To read Caine is to be in the company of an amiable, sentimental man who has achieved great success - and happiness - without appearing to be in the least smug. * Daily Mail, John Preston * Michael Caine's second work of memoir brims with his gift for genial anecdote, but this time there's a hint of sadness as he looks back * Sunday Times * Michael Caine's second work of memoir brims with his gift for genial anecdote, but this time there's a hint of sadness as he looks back * Sunday Times * Mr Caine is a charming raconteur....he writes with a quality that has grown rare among memoirists: good cheer * New York Times * Mr Caine is a charming raconteur....he writes with a quality that has grown rare among memoirists: good cheer * New York Times * uproarious and unflinching * Mail on Sunday * uproarious and unflinching * Mail on Sunday *