“The biggest spur to my interest in art came when I played van Gogh in the biographical film Lust For Life. The role affected me deeply. I was haunted by this talented genius who took his own life, thinking he… — 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
I went to Hollywood to test for Martha Ivers and I thought I was going to play the part that Van Heflin played.But they… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
