Michael Douglas Quotes
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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.
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Money itself isn’t lost or made. It’s simply transferred from one perception to another.
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A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place.
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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.
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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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Everybody knows about Las Vegas. It's a state of mind. Some people want to come with their kids and have a great weekend. Some people want to shop. Some people want to find hookers. Some people want to eat. Some people just want to gamble. It's a potpourri of decadence.
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I dont know about Brad Pitt leaving that beautiful woman to go hold orphans for Angelina. I mean how long is that going to last?
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Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it.
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Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies and cuts through to the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
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It's a phenomenon that I see with young actors - a lot of American speaking parts going to British actors.
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Chemotherapy takes its toll; the more you keep doing it, you lose your energy, and it gets more difficult to swallow.
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Wherever arms flow, violence follows. Bullets replace ballots as the solution to political disputes.
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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.
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I am a Jew. Those are four words of pride. My Jewishness is as deep as my genes.
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Suddenly you've worked yourself up to the top of the pecking order and you say to yourself, okay, this is going to be fun.
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I thought I could never be the actor Dad was, so I avoided it for a while.
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Greed is good! Greed is right! Greed works! Greed will save the U.S.A.!
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I have met with political leaders, legislators, and diplomats, seeking the next steps to press in reducing and eliminating the nuclear threat in this century. I have participated in public coalitions developing programmes for action to combat the global rash of small arms. All are trying and making a difference.
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The history of second-generation actors isn't great in our industry.
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I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.
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Players never die - they just try their luck at another table.
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I've gotten burnt the last few years on a couple of little independent films where you get paid nothing, you work your ass off, there's no marketing budget except you going on every talk show. But you're seeing it all over. I mean, these disasters at NBC, with the morning show.
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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.
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Someone reminded me I once said, 'Greed is good.' Now it seems it's legal.
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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 never thought about the gayness. Liberace just looked like he was having so much fun. And that whole idea of talking directly to the audience, you just went along with him. He made you happy. And he's finally getting acknowledged for all the Elton John, Lady Gaga, Madonna theatrics now that people are looking at his old costumes.
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Cancer did not bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet.
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Never knew how poor I was until I started making money.
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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.
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The one thing that men and women have in common - they both like the company of men.
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