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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. "
Michael Douglas
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" I have hardly ever worked with the same director twice. But when you have worked with a director before, you understand his behavior. "
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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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" Everything's so repressive now - it's the No generation. You can't do anything, you can't eat anything, you have to abstain. "
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" 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. "
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" I've been dying to do a Marvel picture for so long. "
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" My father did 90-plus films. He was Spartacus! "
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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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" In the movie 'Wall Street' I play Gordon Gekko, a greedy corporate executive who cheated to profit while innocent investors lost their savings. The movie was fiction, but the problem is real. "
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" It's difficult for me to meet women because my crowd is much older. I know that for some of the young women I do meet, a relationship with me can be envisioned as a benefit to their career. "
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" I have some idea of the pressure of finding your own identity with a famous father. "
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" I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different. "
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" There are not a lot of sons or daughters of actors who have made it. Hollywood is awash with failures. "
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