Michael Caine thinks young people become "animals"

Michael Caine thinks society forces young people to become “animals”.

The veteran actor returned to his home suburb of Elephant and Castle in south east London to shoot new film Harry Brown and was shocked by how the locals live. The experience left the 76-year-old star cursing the way modern society has “failed” young people.

“We shot at the Elephant and Castle, where I grew up, and I spent three weeks back where I was born, talking to the young people,” Michael said. “And they’re not terrible kids. We’ve failed them, with education, family, everything. We have failed these children and when you see the flats that they are living in, the impression you get is that if you treat people like animals, they will probably become animals.”

Despite the social changes Michael has witnessed he still loves life, and often wishes he could live forever.

“I don’t dwell on the end,” he said. “I’ve had, and still have, a great time. People often say, 'What would you come back in life as?’ Me, I’d like just to come back.”