Quotes from Michael Douglas

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

I enjoy provocative things that are questionable.

I was undeclared. I was in my third year of school. They said you have to decide upon a major, and my father was an actor. My mother was an actress. So, I thought theater might be the way to go.

It took me too long to realise that if you go to a marriage counsellor to resolve problems, it's in his interest to keep the marriage going.

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.

Religion has certainly been shoved down my throat.

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

The quality of health care in Canada is excellent.

I don't look good in tights. I know that.

Chemotherapy takes its toll; the more you keep doing it, you lose your energy, and it gets more difficult to swallow.

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.

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.

My daughter is a horseback rider, so I try to watch her ride; we take holidays together.

I don't think tongue cancer is the best cancer for an actor.

I try not to dwell too much on a bad marriage.

Retiring gives the impression that you're relieved that your job is over.

When you are a celebrity, nothing remains secret for very long.

I don't wish ill will on anybody.

Sometimes art imitates life.

I was there the night John Lennon was shot, three blocks away. It left a lasting impression on me.

I went into rehab to save my marriage, but I wound up saving myself.

I come from a tough stock.

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.

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.