The Italian Job and Alfie come to mind when I think of Michael Caine (sounds better than Maurice Micklewhite, his real name). That was of course in my teenage years – what a great time that was! This book is not strictly an autobiography – he’s previously written two volumes of autobiography. It’s more about Michael Caine at 85 looking back at his life and everything it’s taught him. Son of a fish market porter and a charwoman, he’s worked hard to become one of the world’s most loved actors and he’s never lost touch with his working class roots. The book is full of stories that provide lessons to us all – stories about his successes and his failures, the misery, struggle, comedy, drama, romance and tragedy of a long life in the movie business. If you want to know why John Wayne advised him not to wear suede shoes, you’ll have to read the book. You’ll p*** yourself laughing. But you can learn a lot more from this book than just what shoes to wear.
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