Disable ads!

55 quotes by Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch, Russian: И сер Даниело вич; December 9, 1916) is an American film and stage actor, film producer and author. His popular films include Out of the Past (1947), Champion (1949), Ace in the Hole (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Lust for Life (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Vikings (1958), Spartacus (1960), Lonely Are the Brave...
Read full biography of Kirk Douglas →

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.

0

I guess I was a bad boy... Yes, yes, I've had lots of women in my life.

0

God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad was so relieved - he'd say, 'You were... →

0

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.

0

If you want to know about a man you can find out an awful lot by looking at who he married.

0

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.

0

The learning process continues until the day you die.

0

All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor.

0

I have one computer that my wife gave me. All I know how to do, and I do it every day, is play Spider Solitaire. And I don't have a cell phone.

0

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... →

0

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... →

0

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... →

0

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... →

0
Add a quote!
Background photo by Giuliana