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Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
American Actor
Born: Dec 9, 1916
Actor Good Me People Think You
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In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail. Kirk Douglas
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No matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. So what if my stroke left me with a speech impediment? Moses had one, and he did all right. Kirk Douglas
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Love has more depth as you get older. Kirk Douglas
Love You Older More Get Depth
Sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say, 'You're bright!' They're actually surprised I might be bright. Kirk Douglas
Me You Sometimes Will Interviewer Say Look Surprised Might Bright Actually
You know, sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say - you're bright! They're actually surprised I might be bright. Kirk Douglas
Me You Sometimes Will Interviewer Say Know Look Surprised Might Bright Actually
Listen - pacemaker, crash, stroke. What does it mean? God doesn't want me now. That's all. Kirk Douglas
God Me Stroke Does Listen Want Crash Pacemaker Mean Now
If I thought a man had never committed a sin in his life, I don't think I'd want to talk with him. A man with flaws is more interesting. Kirk Douglas
Life Man Thought Think More Never Had Sin Talk Him His Committed Want Interesting Flaws
When I first came to Hollywood, the blacklist was just starting, and they were having hearings in Washington. What most people don't know is the judge of these hearings himself was later convicted of misappropriation. 'Spartacus' helped break the blacklist, because Spartacus was a real character. Kirk Douglas
Character People Judge First Later Having Know Most Himself Because Real Real Character Came Were Just Break Hollywood Convicted Helped Washington Starting
When you become a star, you don't change - everyone else does. Kirk Douglas
You Change Become Else Everyone Everyone Else Does Star
Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that's what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody. Kirk Douglas
Smile Big Nothing Nice Everybody Virtue Guy Nice Guy Zero Fat
People are always talking about the old days. They say that the old movies were better, that the old actors were so great. But I don't think so. All I can say about the old days is that they have passed. Kirk Douglas
Great People Better Old Think Say About Days Talking Always Passed Were Old Days Movies Old Movies They Say Actor
People are composed of many things, and in my work, what influences me is the complexity of people - the chiaroscuro of dark and light. When I play a strong guy, I try to find, where is he weak? And, conversely, when I play a weak guy, where is he strong? Kirk Douglas
Work Me People Strong Dark Light Try Weak Complexity Find Composed Guy He Where Influences Many Play Things
When you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood, and I've discovered that when I talk slowly, people listen. They think I'm going to say something important! Kirk Douglas
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Acting is a youthful profession. Kirk Douglas
Acting Youthful Profession
All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor. Kirk Douglas
You Natural Kid Never Still Up Children Grow Grow Up Actor
Fear is a terrible thing. It makes you do awful things. Kirk Douglas
You Fear Terrible Terrible Thing Makes Awful Thing Things
I know Italians and I like them. A lot of my father's best friends were Italians. Kirk Douglas
Best Father Like Know Were Italians Lot Friends Them
Too often, I have not been what I wanted to be; I've succumbed to pressures. Yes, I have. The things I've done that I liked, I've always done against advice. Kirk Douglas
Advice Too Pressures Liked Always Been Yes Done Often Wanted Against Succumbed Things
I don't need a critic to tell me I'm an actor. I make my own way. Nobody's my boss. Nobody's ever been my boss. Kirk Douglas
Me Own Way Critic Tell Boss My Own Nobody Make Been Actor Ever Need
Fifteen years ago, I suffered a stroke, which caused me to lose my speech. Now, what does an actor who can't talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back? I work with a speech therapist twice a week. Kirk Douglas
Work Me Wait Lose Back Stroke Silent Week Pictures Come Talk Does Caused Years Years Ago Which Fifteen Therapist Who Now Actor Suffered Twice Twice A Week Speech
I love talking to interesting people - people like O.J. Simpson, Andretti... I love champions. A champion has something special about him. Kirk Douglas
Love Champion People About Something Something Special Simpson Like Him Talking Interesting Interesting People Special Champions
My first job was on Broadway. Then I went into the Navy. When I came out of the Navy, I went back to Broadway and a friend of mine, Lauren Bacall, was in Hollywood filming with Humphrey Bogart. She told one of her producers I was great in my play, and he saw it and cast me in 'The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'. Kirk Douglas
Love Great Me Strange Job First Back Saw Mine Broadway Out Lauren Martha Cast He First Job She Came Friend Hollywood Then Producers Bogart Navy Play Her Filming
I was living in a terrible time when people were being accused of being communists, and they attacked the movie industry, especially the writers. People couldn't work if they were on the blacklist. The studios banned them. It was the most onerous period in movie history. I don't think we have ever had a period so dark as that. Kirk Douglas
Work Time History People Dark Living Think Attacked Writers Had Studios Most Period Terrible Industry Were Accused Being Movie Banned Movie Industry Them Communists Ever
All my life, I have taken inventory at intervals. For example, when I became a movie actor and suddenly I had to deal with fame, money and playing so many roles, I lost myself. I said, 'Who am I?' And I wrote my first book to deal with that, 'The Ragman's Son.' Kirk Douglas
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Cancer does give you a new rejuvenation. I know what it's like to be down. I lost a couple of good friends - Larry Hagman and Nick Ashford - who had the same type of cancer that I did, and that makes you think. Kirk Douglas
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I was conscious of my father's fame from the time I was 6. Kirk Douglas
Time Father Fame Conscious

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