Kirk Douglas Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Love has more depth as you get older.”

“I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up.”

“I didn't think I was so tough until I did 'Champion'; then I was a tough guy.”

“I never had any desire to be a film actor. I never thought I was the good-looking movie type, which I assumed they wanted.”

“What would my parents think about America if they arrived here today? Would they even want to come? I wonder.”

“Acting is a youthful profession.”

“I love talking to interesting people - people like O.J. Simpson, Andretti... I love champions. A champion has something special about him.”

“No matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. So what if my stroke left me with a speech impediment? Moses had one, and he did all right.”

“Why can't a woman be more like a dog, huh? So sweet, loving, attentive.”

“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.”