"I kept going until I was 90, which was two years ago, and I thought to myself I'm not going to do anything else because I've had all the luck you can get."
"I've figured, I've had a picture where I've played the lead and had incredible reviews. The only parts I'm likely to get now are old men, 90-year-old men, maybe 85. And I thought, Well, I might as well leave with all this I've got wonderful reviews. What have I got to do to beat this?"
"And that'll be it. I won't do another one after. When questioned whether he was certain, Caine said: No! But the point is, can you do it? Can you remember a"
Michael Caine, aged 92, signalled another potential retirement while accepting a lifetime achievement award at the Red Sea International Film Festival. He said he had kept going until 90 and felt he had "had all the luck you can get." He was introduced and wheeled onstage by Vin Diesel, with whom he will reunite for a belated sequel to The Last Witch Hunter. Caine previously retired in 2009 and again in 2021 but returned for Medieval (2022) and The Great Escaper (2023). He has offered mixed messages about continuing, citing age and the limited roles available.
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