Michael Caine Gets Pleasure From Acting

Michael Caine has revealed that acting was something the he took up for pleasure.

The British actor began as an amateur and has become one of the most successful and iconic big screen stars that this country has ever produced. 

Speaking to The Chicago Sun Times the actor said: "I'm lucky that I started out as an amateur actor. Amateur means you do something because you love it.

"I've been doing something and getting well paid for it for decades, and it's something I used to do for pleasure."

Caine can currently be seen in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island but he is set to reprise the role of Alfred in The Dark Knight Rises.

It will be the third time that he has taken on the role and the fifth time that he has worked with filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

He has also completed work on Mr Morgan's Last Love, which will also star Gillian Anderson.