I never had any desire to be a film actor. I never thought I was the good-looking movie type, which I assumed… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
I directed two films, not very successfully, and after that, I went back to being an actor and a producer. — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
The first time I had got an offer to come to Hollywood, I turned it down. I said, "No, I'm an actor… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
Michael [Douglas] is, I think, a great actor. He's made some very interesting pictures. When he was going to college, I was… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor. — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
Now, what does an actor who can't talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back? — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
I don't need a critic to tell me I'm an actor. I make my own way. Nobody's my boss. Nobody's ever been… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
I have a great respect for actors like Clint Eastwood, who's a wonderful director. I think two pictures that I directed were… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
Michael [Douglas] was just leaving the TV series The Streets of San Francisco and he said, 'Dad, let me try it.' I… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
If I can get enough signatures, to present an apology to slavery, I will present it to the President. The House of Representatives has… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
When I produced Spartacus, the writer was Dalton Trumbo, who spent a year in jail because he would not answer McCarthy's questions about other… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
When you get old the worst thing is you lose so many friends. Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne. People who I loved to… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
Know what a loner is? He's a born cripple. He's a cripple because the only person he can live with is himself. It's his… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
When you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood, and I've discovered that when I talk slowly, people listen. They think… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
On a crowded bus in Israel, a mother was speaking to her son in Yiddish. An Israeli woman reprimanded her. "You should be speaking… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity. — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
I've played some good guys as well, in Spartacus, Paths of Glory and my favorite picture, Lonely Are the Brave, so I had a… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
I never had any desire to be a film actor. I never thought I was the good-looking movie type, which I assumed they wanted. — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
When you get to my age, you find that most of your dear friends are gone. — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
![“Michael [Douglas] is, I think, a great actor. He's made some very interesting pictures. When he was going to college, I was very proud of him, but when he said, 'Dad, I want to be in a play,' he had a bit part. I went to see it and Michael said, 'Dad, how was I?' I said, 'You were terrible.' I…” quote by Kirk Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9a6/kirk-douglas-4420_actors_michael-douglas-is-i-think-a-great-actor_1153701.jpg)
![“Michael [Douglas] was just leaving the TV series The Streets of San Francisco and he said, 'Dad, let me try it.' I thought, 'Well, if I couldn't make it...' So, I gave it to him and he got the money, the director and the cast. The biggest disappointment for me, I always wanted to play McMurphy…” quote by Kirk Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/105/kirk-douglas-4420_actors_michael-douglas-was-just-leaving-the-tv_2030147.jpg)
