American - Actor | December 9, 1916 -
If you want to know about a man you can find out an awful lot by looking at who he married.
Kirk Douglas
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When you become a star, you don't change - everyone else does.
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All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor.
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If I have to speak in public, I am terrified.
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I love talking to interesting people - people like O.J. Simpson, Andretti... I love champions. A champion has something special about him.
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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.
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Why can't a woman be more like a dog, huh? So sweet, loving, attentive.
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Fear is a terrible thing. It makes you do awful things.
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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.
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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.
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My four sons all knew I was a Jew, but they were allowed to be whatever they wanted to be. The only thing important to me was that they be good people who help other people, because all religion should try to make you a better person and a more caring person. Whenever religion does that for you, it's a good religion.
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Acting is make-believe. I never believe I'm the character; I want you to believe.
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