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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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" My memories of Las Vegas were all with my father when I was, like, a teenager. He was best friends with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, and we'd come up and see the shows and go backstage afterwards and have dinner together. It was one of my first educations about stars and how they really are back stage. "

Michael Douglas

Stars

Memories

Father

" Every empire eventually falls. "

" Learning patience was not an easy lesson. "

" Directing talent is very nebulous. You know, it's not in front of you like an actor's performance. "

" Religion has certainly been shoved down my throat. "

" For an actor, it's great fun to play one of these hungry white sharks. Audiences love to hate them. "

" I never really look at my movies. "

" The thing with cancer is that you want to get it as early as you can. "

" 'Wall Street' was a very important movie for me in terms of my career. I won an Oscar, and then the film 'Fatal Attraction' came right after it. "

Michael Douglas

Career

Street

" 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.' "

Michael Douglas

You

Camera

" All the pictures I do are contemporary. I've sort of discovered I haven't really been into science fiction or period pictures. And so, in that vein, psychological thrillers play a big part. "

" A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve that image. All I want to do is be in good movies. "

" I met Michael Milken for the first time with Oliver Stone at the Drexel Burnham offices in Los Angeles. "

" I'm a risk-taker. Most of my career has not been a joyful experience, but it has been challenging. I like the dangers. "

Michael Douglas

Career

Experience

" 'King of California' was just, I thought, a really great, fresh, original kind of script. I loved the tone, the mix of tragedy, comedy, and drama, and that it was a good part. "

" I don't look good in tights. I know that. "

" I think the quality of television, given the amount of time you have, how short you have, is proportionally so much better than most movies. "

" When you are a celebrity, nothing remains secret for very long. "

" If your work isn't exciting, doesn't stir the emotions, where's the challenge? Where's the progress if you always play it safe? "

" Of course it's important to make mistakes, as long as you grow from them. "

" I have some idea of the pressure of finding your own identity with a famous father. "

" The quality of health care in Canada is excellent. "

" I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different. "

" Our economy is increasingly dependent on the success and integrity of the financial markets. "

" In 'Wall Street,' Charlie Sheen carried that movie. "

" 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. "

" The people who work in Wall Street still look up to Gordon Gekko. He's sort of a guru. "

" 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. "

" Retiring gives the impression that you're relieved that your job is over. "

" Liberace was one of the biggest stars in America. He was a kind of a phenomenon. "

Michael Douglas

Kind

America