Michael Caine won two Academy Awards.
Now You See Me star Michael Caine remembered meeting a young Tom Cruise 40 years ago and giving him career advice on their first meeting.
Caine described meeting the future celebrity while speaking with The Sunday Times newspaper. He revealed that he met Cruise in 1983 at an event for his film Educating Rita.
The two-time Academy Award winner recalled their first meeting, saying, “I turned around and there was this young actor, very polite, asking questions about how not to be just a flash in the pan. That was Tom, probably around the time of Risky Business.”
He went on to say, “I can’t recall what I said, but it didn’t injure him! “There was something special about him.”
The 91-year-old actor stated that he believes the Mission Impossible star will someday achieve such prominence that people will go see a film simply because he is in it.
“He had a fantastic attitude and sense of composure. What interests me is that he is one of the last true stars in movies. People will go to a film simply because he is in it.
Michael Caine is currently preparing to launch his biography, Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over, which will be loaded with wit, insights, fascinating stories, and wisdom. The memoir will be released on November 7, 2024.