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" When I was working on pictures with my father, there were a couple leading ladies to whom I wish I'd expressed how I felt rather than being too cool or too shy. "

Michael Douglas

Wish

Father

Cool

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" 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. "

" I think sometimes in relationships, ladies like having a man who takes care of them, nurtures them. If you can't find it in a man your own age, you find it in somebody who is older. "

" When you've accomplished a certain amount in your career, you're not so focused on your ambitions. "

" I've always worked hard and played hard, and I'm sure I'll be cleaning up my act in the future. "

" The so-called 'last golden age,' in the 1970s, most of those movies were independent films. "

" Do you know what absolute happiness is? For me, it is to wake up my kids in the morning - these little pieces of innocence - to wake them and find they're so happy to see me! It is unequivocal love, no question about it. "

" I come from a tough stock. "

" 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.' "

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You

Camera

" I've never been one to carefully calculate my career decisions, to sit on the outside looking in. I go with my passion and what moves me. "

" Learning patience was not an easy lesson. "

" Like my father, like most actors, I was a pretty ambitious guy. "

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

" Religion has certainly been shoved down my throat. "

" Paul Rudd is ripped. "

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Paul

Ripped

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

" Control is what gives you privacy. "

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

" I'm an optimistic guy. "

Michael Douglas

Optimistic

Guy

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