Michael Douglas Quotes
When I look at myself as a younger actor, I see what a tight ass I was. I had a pretty big shadow because of my father and the comparisons. I was self-conscious about that. Now I realize there was nothing to be worried about.
Quotes to Explore
-
I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America.
-
There's millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you've got to hide that you're gay? Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, be real.
-
A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.
-
I don't live by all these rigid, weird rules that make me feel all fenced in. I just like the way that I feel like, and that makes me feel very free.
-
How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
-
Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
-
I am not gay; I don't have a relationship with Ricky Martin.
-
I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.
-
The other thing about FEMA, my understanding is that it was supposed to move into the Department of Homeland Security... and be what it was, but also having a lot of lateral communication with all those others involved in that issue of homeland security.
-
Blackbeard is probably the most infamous pirate who ever lived. He's one of those characters for which most of your work is done before you start.
-
You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.
-
I have a strong affinity for animals.
-
Black America knows better than anyone else the high price children pay for the sexual agendas of adults.
-
The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works.
-
The problem is that a lot of the blues stations are late on Saturday night, and like a lot of people, I ain't no vampire!
-
Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
-
Creatively, I've always wanted to be different as it relates to my craft, and reggae, being a part of my culture, makes up a percentage of that uniqueness. The only definition I can think of to describe my style is 'OMI.'
-
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
-
I think snobbery is one of the oldest customs in the world, and the rich will always find ways to rank each other and make themselves feel more special than others.
-
Like every young man growing up in the puritanical Eisenhower 1950s, I had a hell of a time getting laid. I suppose that's why I was always intrigued by, and terribly envious of men who had no trouble at all in bedding a vast variety of desirable women.
-
You could be an 18-year-old girl in Tokyo wondering how you could ever break into fashion or beauty, so you follow your favourite designer or editor, see what their day comprises, where they go, who they meet, how they do it... If I were setting up my own label today, I would definitely do it through Instagram.
-
My father is a Marine. My brother is a Marine. I almost became a Marine. I'm no stranger to fight training. I used to do jujitsu and boxing as a kid. I was a running back in football for my high school and my college. I played ice hockey as well as did theater. So, there's always been a physical nature to me.
-
Men who live valiantly and die nobly have a strength and a courage from the eternal Father.
-
When I look at myself as a younger actor, I see what a tight ass I was. I had a pretty big shadow because of my father and the comparisons. I was self-conscious about that. Now I realize there was nothing to be worried about.
