‘I’ve had all the luck you can get’: Michael Caine retires for the fourth time

‘It’s not my real name but it’s a realistic name’ …Michael Caine on stage surrounded by his grandchildren and actor Vin Diesel. Photograph: Balkis Press/Abaca/Shutterstock

Michael Caine has offered an update on his possible retirement from acting at the Red Sea international film festival in Saudi Arabia, appearing to call time on his career for the fourth time.

Taking to the stage to accept a lifetime achievement award, the actor said: “I kept going until I was 90, which was two years ago, and I thought to myself I’m not going to do anything else because I’ve had all the luck you can get.”