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" I studied Judaism a lot. I studied religion in general, and I have never imposed my Judaism on my kids. They are what they want to be. I think... you must care for others. That's the correct religion, I think. "

Kirk Douglas

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" Fifteen years ago, I suffered a stroke, which caused me to lose my speech. Now, what does an actor who can't talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back? I work with a speech therapist twice a week. "

Kirk Douglas

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" Fear is a terrible thing. It makes you do awful things. "

" Cancer does give you a new rejuvenation. I know what it's like to be down. I lost a couple of good friends - Larry Hagman and Nick Ashford - who had the same type of cancer that I did, and that makes you think. "

" I was living in a terrible time when people were being accused of being communists, and they attacked the movie industry, especially the writers. People couldn't work if they were on the blacklist. The studios banned them. It was the most onerous period in movie history. I don't think we have ever had a period so dark as that. "

" Being second generation in Hollywood is complicated: Success is expected, and yet the track record of the second generation is not great. Only a small group of us, like Jane Fonda, have succeeded. "

" All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor. "

" All my life, I have taken inventory at intervals. For example, when I became a movie actor and suddenly I had to deal with fame, money and playing so many roles, I lost myself. I said, 'Who am I?' And I wrote my first book to deal with that, 'The Ragman's Son.' "

" I have studied religion, and I have concluded that there is some power. We don't understand it. "

" People are composed of many things, and in my work, what influences me is the complexity of people - the chiaroscuro of dark and light. When I play a strong guy, I try to find, where is he weak? And, conversely, when I play a weak guy, where is he strong? "

Kirk Douglas

People

Work

" Acting is a youthful profession. "

" Virtue is not photogenic, so I liked playing bad guys. But, whenever I played a bad guy, I tried to find something good in him, and that kept my contact with the audience. "

" I don't need a critic to tell me I'm an actor. I make my own way. Nobody's my boss. Nobody's ever been my boss. "

Kirk Douglas

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" You know, sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say - you're bright! They're actually surprised I might be bright. "

Kirk Douglas

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" Acting is make-believe. I never believe I'm the character; I want you to believe. "

" When you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood, and I've discovered that when I talk slowly, people listen. They think I'm going to say something important! "

" Listen - pacemaker, crash, stroke. What does it mean? God doesn't want me now. That's all. "

" Sometimes, the thing that ties you down sets you free. "

" Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more. "

" No matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. So what if my stroke left me with a speech impediment? Moses had one, and he did all right. "

Kirk Douglas

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" Sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say, 'You're bright!' They're actually surprised I might be bright. "

" If I have to speak in public, I am terrified. "

Kirk Douglas

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" Love has more depth as you get older. "

Kirk Douglas

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" I was conscious of my father's fame from the time I was 6. "

" I have been an actor for most of my life. When I started out, I didn't think about anything except what was good for me. Like many movie stars, I became all wrapped up in myself. "

Kirk Douglas

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" When you reach 95, after you get over your surprise, you start looking back. "

" If I thought a man had never committed a sin in his life, I don't think I'd want to talk with him. A man with flaws is more interesting. "

" I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up. "

" I love talking to interesting people - people like O.J. Simpson, Andretti... I love champions. A champion has something special about him. "