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" Actors, I have to say, most of the time, they elevate things; they don't screw things up most of the time. "
Michael Douglas
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" Do you know what absolute happiness is? For me, it is to wake up my kids in the morning - these little pieces of innocence - to wake them and find they're so happy to see me! It is unequivocal love, no question about it. "
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" I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different. "
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" I don't ever do those kind of epic, huge, green-screen movies. "
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" Liberace was one of the biggest stars in America. He was a kind of a phenomenon. "
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" My daughter is a horseback rider, so I try to watch her ride; we take holidays together. "
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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. "
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" I grew up on the East Coast and was going to go to an Ivy League School, but at the last minute I decided to be a hippy. It was the protest movements on the war, peace movements were going on at our university. It was a fantastic time. "
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" I have nothing against her, and in fact I'm very fond of my first wife. But we should have ended that marriage eight or 10 years earlier. "
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" It took me too long to realise that if you go to a marriage counsellor to resolve problems, it's in his interest to keep the marriage going. "
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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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" When you've accomplished a certain amount in your career, you're not so focused on your ambitions. "
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" The Cold War's end pushed disarmament down most leaders' agendas. It's a sophisticated issue, which I think is one reason why it is not so hands-on to many people. It's not visceral. It's not like a starving child. "
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" Women are now very comfortable to have babies into their late 30s. You can be a father in your 50s. I'm not saying it's for everybody, and I think people have to get their own life secure before they take on the responsibility of a partner and children. "
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" In the movie 'Wall Street' I play Gordon Gekko, a greedy corporate executive who cheated to profit while innocent investors lost their savings. The movie was fiction, but the problem is real. "
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" There are not a lot of sons or daughters of actors who have made it. Hollywood is awash with failures. "
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