Michael Douglas reveals the advice dad Kirk gave him early in his career

The "Spartacus" star died in 2020 on the age of 103.
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Michael Douglas could also be Hollywood royalty, however he wished to carve his personal path within the leisure biz.

Douglas, 77, mirrored on the recommendation that his late father, Kirk Douglas, gave him as he was constructing his movie profession. The “Spartacus” star died in February 2020 on the age of 103.

The “Wall Avenue” icon chatted with the producers of the Fourth Annual Meihodo Worldwide Youth Visible Media Pageant and mentioned the way forward for films in addition to his well-known dad.

“Having a father who was a film star and mom [Diana Douglas] as an actress, I used to be in a position to watch their insecurities and see that what was on the display screen was not precisely what that particular person was like,” Douglas stated.

He continued, “I discovered to deal with this as a real enterprise — being skilled and never getting caught up within the picture folks attempt to create.”

Diana handed away in July 2015 on the age of 92 from most cancers. She was married to Kirk from 1943 till their divorce in 1951.

In 2021, the “Ant-Man” actor paid tribute to his father on the primary anniversary of his passing.

“Having a father who was a film star and mom as an actress, I used to be in a position to watch their insecurities and see that what was on the display screen was not precisely what that particular person was like,” the “Wall Avenue” star defined.

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“Can’t consider it’s been a 12 months because you left us,” he captioned a photograph on Instagram of the 2 males hugging. “At 103, you picked time to take a look at. I really like you with all my coronary heart.”

Douglas’ spouse, Catherine Zeta-Jones, commented on the time, “Love you Pappy.”

On the time of Kirk’s loss of life, Douglas launched a heartfelt assertion, saying: “To the world, he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of flicks who lived effectively into his golden years, a humanitarian whose dedication to justice and the causes he believed in set a regular for all of us to aspire to. However to me and my brothers Joel and Peter he was merely Dad.”

Allegations that Kirk sexually assaulted actress Natalie Wooden in 1955 when she was a teen got here to mild late final 12 months. The “West Aspect Story” star’s sister Lana Wooden wrote concerning the alleged incident in her memoir, “Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Demise of Natalie Wooden.”

Kirk and Michael Douglas with Karl Malden on the set of “The Streets of San Francisco” in 1975.

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Lana, 75, defined to Fox Information final November why she selected to make the declare, a longstanding Hollywood rumor, over 60 years later.

She admitted that the #MeToo motion helped her advocate for her late sister’s legacy. “That’s a horrible factor to have the braveness to come back out with,” Lana stated. “It was actually uncomfortable. And I’ve by no means stated something about it till now.”

“However with the #MeToo motion, I felt that ladies are getting the energy,” she stated. “They’re discovering the energy to say one thing. However, you’ve acquired to grasp why it wasn’t simple to say something earlier than. Each time anyone got here ahead with a narrative about anyone, the primary query that they’re requested is ‘why did you wait so lengthy?’ Why are you saying one thing now?’”