Michael Douglas Quotes

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Michael Douglas

Profession : Actor

Birth : September 25, 1944

I don't smile a lot in my pictures. I'm always so... grim.

Michael Douglas

I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.

Michael Douglas

My dad was a movie star. Having that name was good and bad. People think it's a silver spoon. It's not.

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If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.

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Chemotherapy takes its toll; the more you keep doing it, you lose your energy, and it gets more difficult to swallow.

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In 'Wall Street,' Charlie Sheen carried that movie.

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You just have to know what your responsibility is to the movie, and live up to that, and be considerate of the other actors in the scene... I have never been competitive in that way - I always want my leading ladies to be as good as they possibly can be.

Michael Douglas

To me, Bermuda is a real family spot.

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I've always liked Tina Turner.

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Cancer didn't bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet.

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My marriage and my families come certainly before my career.

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A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve that image. All I want to do is be in good movies.

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Our economy is increasingly dependent on the success and integrity of the financial markets.

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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 last?

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Liberace was a lovely guy.

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There's nothing like a family crisis, especially a divorce, to force a person to re-evaluate his life.

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Learning patience was not an easy lesson.

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I was there the night John Lennon was shot, three blocks away. It left a lasting impression on me.

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I believe there is a spirit within us, which we nurture based upon our efforts and what we bring to the world. But it doesn't come from the outside; it comes from the inside.

Michael Douglas

When you're making pictures out of heartfelt passion, it hurts when someone calls them a calculated business move.

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