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Quotes by Michael Douglas

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.
– Michael Douglas
Actors have always done well playing the bad guys in movies. Audiences enjoy bad guys because through these characters, normal people are able to experience, vicariously, what its like to be vicious, nasty, and amoral. Kindness is not rewarded very much as far as drama is concerned.
– Michael Douglas
Actresses have more fear of being disliked. I, on the other hand, revel in it.
– Michael Douglas
[Being single] is pretty good. It's a nice sense of irresponsibility.
– Michael Douglas
For an actor, it's great fun to play one of these hungry white sharks. Audiences love to hate them.
– Michael Douglas
I hear this thing about how calculated business decisions have influenced my choice of pictures. But it's just not true.
– Michael Douglas
I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.
– Michael Douglas
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
I've always tried to kind of stretch my wings as an actor and do things that are different.
– Michael Douglas
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.
– Michael Douglas
There's nothing like a family crisis, especially a divorce, to force a person to re-evaluate his life.
– Michael Douglas
When you're making pictures out of heartfelt passion, it hurts when someone calls them a calculated business move.
– Michael Douglas