Caine awestruck by taylor’s professionalism
Published on Nov 27 2009

SIR Michael Caine begged DAME Elizabeth Taylor to “fluff” her lines as they filmed ZEE AND CO. – because she was outshining him with her perfect performance.

The Alife star has performed opposite a number of top actresses in his career, including Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron and Scarlett Johansson, but he insists Taylor was the most impressive leading lady.

And he reveals the veteran actress was so well-prepared when she showed up on the set of the 1972 drama, she made him look like an amateur.

He tells Total Film, “I remember I was doing a movie with Elizabeth Taylor a long time ago and I didn’t know what to expect – lots of tantrums, probably. But she was completely professional, knew her lines before she turned up, never had any temper tantrums. She was quite amazing. She never fluffed. I bloody do that, you know? In the end, I said, ‘Will you muck up your delivery so I look good?’ So she did.”

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