The co-star Kirk Douglas hated at first sight: “Are you as big a bastard as they say you are?”
Things were very tense.
Kirk Douglas
How Michael Douglas wasted 20 years of his career: “Careful what you wish for”
Struggled to balance the two jobs he had going.
Who was the first actor to have their star stolen from the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
The unfortunate victims.
The Oscars snub that enraged Michael Douglas: “I thought it was a fucking disgrace”
He took the rejection well…
Every co-star Laurence Olivier hated with a passion: “Silly little amateur”
Olivier was an equal opportunity hater.
Kirk Douglas’ embarrassing mistake in his first movie: “This is how little anyone told me”
He misunderstood the assignment.
The “dumb, dumb, dumb” sci-fi movie Roger Ebert despised: “A shameful waste of money”
It didn’t reach for the stars.
Why Kirk Douglas filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney: “You can’t sue God”
Should have asked permission.
“The only step down is if you do lousy work”: when Kirk Douglas predicted Hollywood’s future
He knew what was coming.
The classic Stanley Kubrick movie nobody wanted to make: “They just didn’t like it”
A controversial film.
The history-making classic Kirk Douglas refused to star in: “I’ll show them”
He sought revenge instead.