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Norman Jewison

"Michael Caine is a movie star, but he's also a great actor. I can't say that about every movie star. It's the concentration he has."

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"Michael Caine is a movie star, but he's also a great actor. I can't say that about every movie star. It's the concentration he has."

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"I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy."
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"I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler."
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"Well, you know the old line - to be nominated is what it's all about. I think that I've done pretty well - I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards in total, so I don't really have any complaints."
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"I mean they're making remakes of my films and I'm not even dead yet! Why would you want to make a remake?"
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