- Title: Michael Caine talks about Brexit as his 1960s documentary screens in Venice
- Date: 6th September 2017
- Summary: VENICE, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 6, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF BOAT COMING INTO JETTY IN VENICE WITH ACTOR MICHAEL CAINE ON BOARD ACTOR MICHAEL CAINE GETTING OFF BOAT / CAINE WAVING CAINE ON JETTY WALKING TO SIGN FANS AUTOGRAPHS (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, MICHAEL CAINE, SAYING: ''I started off I thought I'd like to get out of Brexit you know, I think you have to make your own decisions about your own life you know and you have someone you have never heard of telling you what to do and you go wait a minute I voted for David Cameron, you know he was the prime minister - he's not telling me what to do this other man I have never seen before is telling me what to do and I think you'll get the same thing and out of this Brexit thing will come, something not necessarily staying, not necessarily Brexit but a whole new relationship where you go my god who would have thought of that.''
- Embargoed: 20th September 2017 18:28
- Keywords: My Generation Michael Caine talks Brexit Michael Caine David Batty Beatles Rolling Stones
- Location: VENICE, ITALY AND VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
- City: VENICE, ITALY AND VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
- Country: Italy
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA0016XGLGST
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Oscar-winning actor Michael Caine on Wednesday (September 6) said he felt positive about Britain leaving the European Union, telling Reuters ''you have to make your own decisions about your own life''.
The 84-year-old star who is promoting a documentary about life in the 1960s at the Venice film festival said it was the job of the prime minister to tell people in the UK what to do and not ''this other man I have never seen before".
Caine is one of only a few creatives so far to come out in support of Brexit.
Caine was joined by director David Batty in Venice where their film ''My Generation'' is screening out of competition.
Through detailed interviews with Caine and other celebrities who made their names in the 60s, including Paul McCartney and model Twiggy, the film uses archive footage to explore the cultural changes that took place at the time.
Commenting on the younger generations today, Caine said he believed their energy was going into technology. He was upbeat about the future, however. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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