You have to make entertaining movies. But like a good meal, it's nice to have a little food for thought after you walk out of the theater rather than just wiling away a couple of hours. Michael Douglas More Quotes by Michael Douglas More Quotes From Michael Douglas The history of second-generation actors isn't great in our industry. Michael Douglas industry generations actors Even when you're acting with a producing hat, when you're in every scene, you're really conscious of trying to make everybody as good as they are, because ultimately you're trying to make the best movie possible. Michael Douglas hats acting trying Since Catherine [Zeta-Jones] and I got together, I've cut back dramatically. My priorities changed, and I still love acting and all that, but not as much as I love watching my two kids grow up. Michael Douglas growing-up cutting kids For an actor, its great fun to play one of these hungry white sharks. Audiences love to hate them. Michael Douglas sharks hate fun I'm questioning it. We're trying to get a lot of money for health and education and I'm wondering... You look at these gangs, and I look back at Prohibition. When we didn't allow alcohol, what did we have? We had gangs. We had big gangs. It's something that needs to be discussed a little more. It's an economic issue and a violence issue. Michael Douglas marijuana issues weed Never knew how poor I was until I started making money. Michael Douglas making-money poor I thought I could never be the actor Dad was, so I avoided it for a while. Michael Douglas avoided dad actors I don't even know why, but my entire career is contemporary films. Entire career! There's no period movies - there's one - but there's no period movies, no special effects movies. I just do character studies and so, some of them are gonna bump into each other, but I love the challenge, with a good script. I love the challenge of playing not a very pleasant or attractive character that seduces an audience or wins an audience over by the end. Michael Douglas careers winning character Everything's so repressive now - it's the No generation. You can't do anything, you can't eat anything, you have to abstain. Michael Douglas generations The hardest thing about sex scenes is that everybody is a judge. I don't know the last time you murdered somebody or blew anyone's brains out, but everyone has had sex and probably this morning, which means everyone has an opinion on how it should be done. Michael Douglas morning mean sex Human Rights for everyone is the necessary foundation upon which all of us may build a world where everybody may live in peace and serenity and plenty. Michael Douglas serenity foundation rights I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different. Michael Douglas actors different wings My brain cannot conceive how old my body is. Michael Douglas aging body brain What's worth doing is worth doing for money. Michael Douglas street-life funny-money money A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place. Michael Douglas greed money stupid Basketball is great; no one in Europe seems to believe just how close the spectators can sit to the players. Michael Douglas basketball player believe I am a Jew. Those are four words of pride. My Jewishness is as deep as my genes. Michael Douglas genes four pride When I look at myself as a younger actor, I see what a tight ass I was. I had a pretty big shadow because of my father and the comparisons. I was self-conscious about that. Now I realize there was nothing to be worried about. Michael Douglas self success father I'm not a big filmophile. I don't watch movies a lot for a hobby. I spend all my time watching sporting events. Because, opposed to movies, you can never tell how they're going to end. Michael Douglas hobbies events watches My entire career is contemporary based, not by choice, but just by character. So, all the movies I've done, except for one in 40 years, are contemporary. But I never did an effects movie. So, I'm also a producer and I was really curious about how this whole thing went together. Michael Douglas careers character years
