I thought I could never be the actor Dad was, so I avoided it for a while. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
Directors have so much else to do besides tell actors what to do. There are so many issues and problems. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
For a long time, I can't say I was one who really enjoyed acting. I was always censoring it, or editing it,… — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve… — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
Directing talent is very nebulous. You know, it's not in front of you like an actor's performance. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
There are not a lot of sons or daughters of actors who have made it. Hollywood is awash with failures. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
For an actor, its great fun to play one of these hungry white sharks. Audiences love to hate them. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
For an actor, it's great fun to play one of these hungry white sharks. Audiences love to hate them. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
I was undeclared. I was in my third year of school. They said you have to decide upon a major, and my… — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
You just have to know what your responsibility is to the movie, and live up to that, and be considerate of the… — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
Early on, someone had told me, 'You know, the camera can always tell when you're lying.' And, Jesus, that intimidated me. 'The… — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
Actors, I have to say, most of the time, they elevate things; they don't screw things up most of the time. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
Directors have so much else to do besides tell actors what to do. There are so many issues and problems. — Michael Douglas Copy Share
I've gotten burnt the last few years on a couple of little independent films where you get paid nothing, you work your ass off,… — Michael Douglas Copy Share
With little knowledge of what it meant to be a Jew, I found myself passionately defending the Jewish people. Now, half a century later,… — Michael Douglas Copy Share
When you've accomplished a certain amount in your career, you're not so focused on your ambitions. — Michael Douglas Copy Share
My mother is Bermudan, so I had a lot of memories when I was a kid, used to go down to Bermuda a lot. — Michael Douglas Copy Share
I guess there are some women who like older men, but it's a smaller group. — Michael Douglas Copy Share
People are goofy about the movie business, so you end up counting on friends you knew before you were successful. It is harder to… — Michael Douglas Copy Share
I don't know about Brad Pitt leaving that beautiful woman to go hold orphans for Angelina. I mean how long is that going to… — Michael Douglas Copy Share
