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" It took me too long to realise that if you go to a marriage counsellor to resolve problems, it's in his interest to keep the marriage going. "
Michael Douglas
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" Religion has certainly been shoved down my throat. "
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" The arts are a celebration of life. "
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" 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. "
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" My marriage and my families come certainly before my career. "
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" I've just kind of been used to carrying movies. I look back and I'm just used to being in every single scene in a lot of pictures. "
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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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