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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.
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Sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say, 'You're bright!' They're actually surprised I might be bright.
Kirk Douglas
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I didn't think I was so tough until I did 'Champion'; then I was a tough guy.
Kirk Douglas -
Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more.
Kirk Douglas -
All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor.
Kirk Douglas -
I have studied religion, and I have concluded that there is some power. We don't understand it.
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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 -
I'm an actor; I have made my living by acting, and I almost think I owe it to the public to express my feelings and not as a character on a screen but as myself.
Kirk Douglas