139 Quotes by Kirk Douglas

With John Wayne, we argued all the time and we made four pictures.

You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.

Streets crowded with people strolling, or sitting at outdoor cafes. And always, talking, gesturing, singing, laughing. I liked Rome immediately.Everybody was a performer.

All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor.

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.

The best wine comes from home, wherever it is.

You have not learned to live until you have learned to give

A stroke is a very difficult thing. You get depressed. . . . What I found was this: the cure for depression is to think of others, to do for others. You can always find something to be grateful for.

Now, what does an actor who can't talk do? Wait for silent pictures to come back?