Sir Michael Caine has admitted he spent eight years trying not to blink to perfect his acting technique.The legendary actor, 88, explained that a book titled Teach Yourself Film Acting featured the tip to “never blink” – leading him to spend eight years trying not to close his eyelids.Speaking to The Mirror, Caine said: “One thing that stuck in my mind was, ‘Don’t blink.
You must never blink’.“For the next eight years, I walked around trying not to blink. People around me, my mother and everybody, thought I had gone nuts.“They thought I was a psychopath.
I used to frighten the life out of people.”His commitment to staring even earned him the nickname ‘Snake Eyes’ in school.Caine isn’t the only actor to mention the technique, with Anthony.
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