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" 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. "
Kirk Douglas
Man
Think
Thought
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" People are always talking about the old days. They say that the old movies were better, that the old actors were so great. But I don't think so. All I can say about the old days is that they have passed. "
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" I have studied religion, and I have concluded that there is some power. We don't understand it. "
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" Acting is a youthful profession. "
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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. "
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" I think religion has caused so much catastrophe in the world. "
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" Why can't a woman be more like a dog, huh? So sweet, loving, attentive. "
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" I never had any desire to be a film actor. I never thought I was the good-looking movie type, which I assumed they wanted. "
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" Love has more depth as you get older. "
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" 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. "
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" You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity. "
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" My mother, we were a very poor family. When I was a kid, we would be in our little room, and there would be a knock on the door almost every night with a hobo begging for food. Even though we didn't even have enough to eat, my mother always found something to give them. "
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" 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. "
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" When you become a star, you don't change - everyone else does. "
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" I was conscious of my father's fame from the time I was 6. "
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" When you reach 95, after you get over your surprise, you start looking back. "
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" Fear is a terrible thing. It makes you do awful things. "
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" I love talking to interesting people - people like O.J. Simpson, Andretti... I love champions. A champion has something special about him. "
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" Too often, I have not been what I wanted to be; I've succumbed to pressures. Yes, I have. The things I've done that I liked, I've always done against advice. "
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" I have one computer that my wife gave me. All I know how to do, and I do it every day, is play Spider Solitaire. And I don't have a cell phone. "
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" All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor. "
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" When I first came to Hollywood, the blacklist was just starting, and they were having hearings in Washington. What most people don't know is the judge of these hearings himself was later convicted of misappropriation. 'Spartacus' helped break the blacklist, because Spartacus was a real character. "
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" My four sons all knew I was a Jew, but they were allowed to be whatever they wanted to be. The only thing important to me was that they be good people who help other people, because all religion should try to make you a better person and a more caring person. Whenever religion does that for you, it's a good religion. "
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" If I have to speak in public, I am terrified. "
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" I didn't think I was so tough until I did 'Champion'; then I was a tough guy. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" If you want to know about a man you can find out an awful lot by looking at who he married. "
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" In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail. "
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" 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. "
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" I guess I was a bad boy... Yes, yes, I've had lots of women in my life. "
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