Caine said in 1983 that Cruise “was very polite, asking questions about how he wouldn’t just show up.”

Michael Caine He remembers his first encounter with Tom Cruise – while the latter was just a “very polite” young actor.

As an exception from his new book, Don’t Look Back, You’ll Fall: My Life Guideshared by Sunday Times On Sunday, Nov. 3, the 91-year-old two-time Academy Award winner reflects on a few of the highlights of his career, as well as his early memories of his longtime friend Cruise, now 62.

Caine, who writes that he has known Cruise for “over 40 years,” recalls meeting the actor at an event for Caine’s 1983 comedy-drama. Educating Rita. “I turned around and a very polite young actor was asking questions about how not to show up out of nowhere,” Caine writes. “That was Tom, probably around that time Risky BusinessesS.”

“I don’t remember what I said, but it’s clear it didn’t do him any harm,” Caine says. Sunday Times quotation.

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Caine, who was photographed with his wife Shakira Caine and Cruise at the film’s screening in September 1983, adds to the quote that there was “something special” about the then young star. By September 1983, Cruise had already appeared. Risky Business, foreigners And I’m losing – and it was just three years before her big role Best Weapon.

“He had a great attitude and sense of balance. What interests me is that he was truly one of the last true stars in movies,” Caine writes in his book. Sunday Times. “People go to see a movie just because it’s there.”

Elsewhere in the quote, Caine shares that Cruise joined him for a special birthday celebration when he turned 90 last year. He writes that the surprise was organized by Caine’s wife and adds that he was “impressed” by Cruise’s involvement.

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The legendary player’s birthday celebration in March 2023 was also attended. Mission: Impossible author Chris McQuarrie and Britain’s Got Talent Judge David Walliams.

previously published photos from the trip She showed Cruise putting his arm around Caine’s shoulder as the pair smiled together. In that case, Loose Women‘s Denise Welch served up some comedy at her birthday bash in West London. “It’s such an honor that Shakira asked Sir Michael Caines to say a few words on his 90th birthday!!!” He wrote this in a title last year. “He loves explicit jokes and so @tomcruise looks!!!! “A great night and great company.”

Cruise and Caine appeared Austin Powers in Goldmember together in 2002.

This summer, Caine announced that he would publish his new non-fiction book on March 25, 2025, in the United States and Canada. The title will be a sequel to her 2018 memoir Exploding the Bloody Doors.

“I saw a new generation, including my own grandchildren, grow up to face the world with all its challenges and problems,” Caine previously told PEOPLE about the book. “I hope they find Don’t Look Back, You’ll Fall: My Life Guide It helps them be optimistic and shows that anyone can blow these damn doors down.”