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" I don't ever do those kind of epic, huge, green-screen movies. "
Michael Douglas
Those
Kind
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" The one thing that men and women have in common - they both like the company of men. "
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" 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' which my father had tried to get made for six, seven years, and I for four, was turned down by every studio. Every studio in the world had passed on it. "
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World
Over
Nest
" Liberace was one of the biggest stars in America. He was a kind of a phenomenon. "
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Kind
He
America
" My marriage and my families come certainly before my career. "
Michael Douglas
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Career
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" 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. "
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You
Seeing
Free
" I come from a tough stock. "
Michael Douglas
Come
Stock
Tough
" I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work. "
Michael Douglas
Work
Chicago
Talk
" My daughter is a horseback rider, so I try to watch her ride; we take holidays together. "
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Try
Together
Ride
" Paul Rudd is ripped. "
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Paul
Ripped
" Religion has certainly been shoved down my throat. "
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Certainly
Throat
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" I don't wish ill will on anybody. "
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Wish
Anybody
Ill
" 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. "
Michael Douglas
Man
You
Care
" 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. "
Michael Douglas
Fact
Her
Marriage
" The thing with cancer is that you want to get it as early as you can. "
Michael Douglas
Get
Want
Thing
" People are goofy about the movie business, so you end up counting on friends you knew before you were successful. It is harder to make new friends because you are a little more cautious. "
Michael Douglas
End
New
Friends
" 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. "
Michael Douglas
Child
War
People
" Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it. "
Michael Douglas
Being
Fear
Other
" Actors, I have to say, most of the time, they elevate things; they don't screw things up most of the time. "
Michael Douglas
Up
Time
Things
" 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
Responsibility
You
Good
" Of course it's important to make mistakes, as long as you grow from them. "
Michael Douglas
Mistakes
Important
Grow
" To me, Bermuda is a real family spot. "
Michael Douglas
Spot
Family
Me
" My mother and father met at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was a senior and she was a junior, and their marriage didn't last very long. "
Michael Douglas
American
Marriage
Mother
" 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. "
Michael Douglas
Children
Life
Women
" I've taken blame about being a bad father - if being a bad father is working your butt off trying to create a career at one time. "
Michael Douglas
Create
Father
Time
" I've always been somebody who, when I started a picture, never knew what the next picture would be. "
Michael Douglas
Never
Next
Started
" 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. "
Michael Douglas
Think
You
Sick
" When you are a celebrity, nothing remains secret for very long. "
Michael Douglas
Celebrity
You
Secret
" There's nothing like a family crisis, especially a divorce, to force a person to re-evaluate his life. "
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Life
Nothing
Crisis
" I'm an optimistic guy. "
Michael Douglas
Optimistic
Guy
" When I go on a holiday to a tropical place, I'll spray tan before I go. "
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Before