Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Michael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 September 1944
CityNew Brunswick, NJ
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The biggest surprise was we found out Eva is one incredible shot. We used live ammo, and let me tell you, the girl can shoot a gun.
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It's just a joy to see somebody finish his last act in such a graceful way,
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It was a very different type of persona than Dad is normally known for,
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We are all an extended family, and we are listening to you and understand how you embrace the condition of your school. ... It was very moving to hear you speak.
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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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We did the first one as good as you can. You can't make the special effects any better. There was no reason to do it. They offered it to me years ago, and I just saw no reason to do it.
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Actors have always done well playing the bad guys in movies. Audiences enjoy bad guys because through these characters, normal people are able to experience, vicariously, what its like to be vicious, nasty, and amoral. Kindness is not rewarded very much as far as drama is concerned.
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Hello, Mr. Douglas, Mommy and Daddy will be right down.
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helping a son step out of a shadow.
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Sure, why not?. You close your eyes once in a while, put on a Richard Burton accent maybe - something from the home country, it gives a little variety, the spice of life.
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I hear this thing about how calculated business decisions have influenced my choice of pictures. But it's just not true.
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Even when you're acting with a producing hat, when you're in every scene, you're really conscious of trying to make everybody as good as they are, because ultimately you're trying to make the best movie possible.
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Since Catherine [Zeta-Jones] and I got together, I've cut back dramatically. My priorities changed, and I still love acting and all that, but not as much as I love watching my two kids grow up.
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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.