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" I enjoy provocative things that are questionable. "
Michael Douglas
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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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" Of course it's important to make mistakes, as long as you grow from them. "
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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. "
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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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" I come from a tough stock. "
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" Early on, someone had told me, 'You know, the camera can always tell when you're lying.' And, Jesus, that intimidated me. 'The camera can always tell? How am I going to do this?' Until one day I thought, 'Wait a minute, acting is lying. Acting is all about lying.' "
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" I've always liked Tina Turner. "
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" I don't wish ill will on anybody. "
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" My marriage and my families come certainly before my career. "
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" The thing with cancer is that you want to get it as early as you can. "
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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 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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" My daughter is a horseback rider, so I try to watch her ride; we take holidays together. "
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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've always worked hard and played hard, and I'm sure I'll be cleaning up my act in the future. "
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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. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work. "
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