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" I do think of myself as a bit of a loner, a bit of an independent. I'm one of those people who, when they're sick, like to curl up and remove myself. I don't like a lot of people around. There is nothing you can do to help. "

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" All the pictures I do are contemporary. I've sort of discovered I haven't really been into science fiction or period pictures. And so, in that vein, psychological thrillers play a big part. "

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" I enjoy provocative things that are questionable. "

" I've never been one to carefully calculate my career decisions, to sit on the outside looking in. I go with my passion and what moves me. "

" Actors, I have to say, most of the time, they elevate things; they don't screw things up most of the time. "

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" The studios basically, besides developing some material, their strength is distribution. Distribution in any other business is a cost that you incur. You know, in a trucking business, you eat it. In a film business, distribution is a profit center. "

" It's difficult for me to meet women because my crowd is much older. I know that for some of the young women I do meet, a relationship with me can be envisioned as a benefit to their career. "

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Relationship

" Liberace was a lovely guy. "

" My memories of Las Vegas were all with my father when I was, like, a teenager. He was best friends with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, and we'd come up and see the shows and go backstage afterwards and have dinner together. It was one of my first educations about stars and how they really are back stage. "

" When I go on a holiday to a tropical place, I'll spray tan before I go. "

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Before

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

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

" There is something about seeing rhinos and lions running free that excites you. It's not that you feel afraid; it's more like you're liberated by seeing them. "

" I had a great stepfather. "

" Of course I feel blessed that I have a wife that is 25 years younger. "

" 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. "

" I think sometimes in relationships, ladies like having a man who takes care of them, nurtures them. If you can't find it in a man your own age, you find it in somebody who is older. "

" I don't wish ill will on anybody. "

" Religion has certainly been shoved down my throat. "

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

" I've been dying to do a Marvel picture for so long. "

" I try not to dwell too much on a bad marriage. "

" 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. "

" I don't look good in tights. I know that. "

" I don't know if likeable, pleasant characters have enough conflict for me to want to do them. I admire those people, but I've never been that kind of screen presence who can do nothing. I need to do something. "

" 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. "

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

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

" My movies are usually about stripping off the makeup, getting down to the skeleton. "

" I guess there are some women who like older men, but it's a smaller group. "

Michael Douglas

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" I'm a risk-taker. Most of my career has not been a joyful experience, but it has been challenging. I like the dangers. "

Michael Douglas

Career

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