Two-time Oscar winner Michael Douglas recently made a surprising confession, admitting that despite his success as an actor and producer, you still need to be “careful what you wish for.”
“Careful what you wish for. I had a big production company. I financed my own movies,” the *Basic Instinct* star told *Far Out Magazine*. “The producing aspect of my life sort of took over, and I would find myself in movies I was producing, and that is not a good combination,” Michael explained.
He went on to describe the challenges he faced behind the scenes. “I would finish acting and then there would be a pile of crap—scripts that we were developing that I would then have to go through, making all my notes for them and all of that,” he admitted.
Michael also confessed that the workload became overwhelming. “So, the job became overwhelming. There were about 20 years in there which I could have simplified and probably enjoyed life more. I had been working pretty hard for almost 60 years, and I did not want to be one of those people who dropped dead on the set,” he added.
The husband of Catherine Zeta-Jones shared that he is now happy to take a step back. “If something special came up, I’d go back, but otherwise, I’m quite happy. I like to watch my wife work,” he admitted.
Michael and Catherine met in 1998 at a film festival in France. The *Basic Instinct* star reminisced about that fateful night in a sweet birthday tribute to his wife on Instagram in 2021.
“My first night meeting Catherine at the Deauville Film Festival in 1998. I found out that she had the same birthday as me—tadaah!” he wrote. “Then, when I discovered she loved golf, I realized all my fantasies had come true. I’ve lucked out at this time in my life. I just lucked out. I’m so impressed by her intelligence, sense of humor and work ethic.”
The couple is set to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary this November. Together, they have two children: Dylan, 25, and Carys, 22.
Michael shared the story of how they first met during an interview with Larry King in 2001. “I said to her after about half an hour, ‘You know, I’m going to be the father of your children.’ It sounded good, and she said, ‘You know, I’ve heard a lot about you and I’ve seen a lot about you, and I think it’s time I say good night.'”
He added with a smile, “[I] got her some flowers and an apology anyway, so I guess it worked out okay!”
The duo experienced a temporary split in August 2013 but reconciled eight months later, declaring they were “back stronger than ever.”
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