Quotes from Michael Douglas


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The quality of health care in Canada is excellent.


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.


If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.


Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it.


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


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


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.


There's nothing like a family crisis, especially a divorce, to force a person to re-evaluate his life.


I don't know if likeable, pleasant characters have enough conflict for me to want to do them. I admire those people, but I've never been that kind of screen presence who can do nothing. I need to do something.


The one thing that men and women have in common - they both like the company of men.


Actors, I have to say, most of the time, they elevate things; they don't screw things up most of the time.


Sometimes we spend more efforts with people that are strangers in terms of making an impression than the person that's closest to us. And you just gotta remember not to take for granted that person that's closest to you.


During my first marriage, my career was the most important thing in my life.


When you're making pictures out of heartfelt passion, it hurts when someone calls them a calculated business move.


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?


I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.


People are goofy about the movie business, so you end up counting on friends you knew before you were successful. It is harder to make new friends because you are a little more cautious.


I don't know about Brad Pitt leaving that beautiful woman to go hold orphans for Angelina. I mean how long is that going to last?


Every empire eventually falls.


Cancer didn't bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet.