Do you know what absolute happiness is? For me, it is to wake up my kids in the morning - these little pieces of innocence - to wake them and find they're so happy to see me! It is unequivocal love, no question about it.

— Michael Douglas

During my first marriage, my career was the most important thing in my life.

— Michael Douglas

I don't smile a lot in my pictures. I'm always so... grim.

— Michael Douglas

I guess there are some women who like older men, but it's a smaller group.

— Michael Douglas

I have nothing against her, and in fact I'm very fond of my first wife. But we should have ended that marriage eight or 10 years earlier.

— Michael Douglas

I have some idea of the pressure of finding your own identity with a famous father.

— Michael Douglas

I try not to dwell too much on a bad marriage.

— Michael Douglas

It's difficult for me to meet women because my crowd is much older. I know that for some of the young women I do meet, a relationship with me can be envisioned as a benefit to their career.

— Michael Douglas

It took me too long to realize that if you go to a marriage counselor to resolve problems, it's in his interest to keep the marriage going.

— Michael Douglas

I went into rehab to save my marriage, but I wound up saving myself.

— Michael Douglas