Michael Douglas has had an incredibly storied and illustrious Hollywood career.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The son of the legendary Kirk Douglas, Michael more than established his own credentials over the course of six decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He’s got two Academy Awards under his belt, as well as Golden Globes and over half a dozen other awards and honours for both acting and producing. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Douglas has plenty of stories to tell, and he’s decided to do just that, releasing an autobiography called ‘One Helluva Ride’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He told Mike Hosking that by all means, things have worked out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Obviously one of the reasons why I wrote the book was I looked at my father and I, and between the two of us, we have quite a legacy … I think 125 movies and 80 years in the business.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
“And then for me, you know, to have a kind of dual career as a successful producer, as well as an actor, yeah, it’s been great.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although in the grand scheme of things, Douglas’ life has worked out well, he told Hosking he does write in the book to be careful what you wish for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Sometimes in my life, I was just too overwhelmed by acting and my responsibilities as a producer, and I think it hurt my marriage, to a degree, and, and my relationship with my first son, and certainly alcohol and drugs came into play in terms of self-medicating.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
“There’s ups and downs,” he told Hosking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Yes, I was rewarded well, but certainly other things suffered.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
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