10月3日
Douglas On DVD
MSN Movies: What's in your DVD player?
Michael Douglas: The last thing I saw on DVD was called "Dinosaur Life," which was a film that I narrated for the Natural History Museum in New York, because it's the first movie that my son can see that I've done. So even though I'm not in the movie, he hears my voice and he finally understands what I do for a living. And I got a great review. He said, "Daddy, that's the best movie I've ever seen you do."
Do your kids pretty much define what you watch at home now?
Oh yeah. He's into "Blue Planet" and he loves his documentaries, and the computer graphics on these dinosaur pictures is amazing. It's almost like learning Latin. He knows the names of all these deceased dinosaurs. It's just fantastic.
Have you revisited "The Streets of San Francisco" since it came out on DVD?
I haven't. But I have the best memories of my life. That show really defined me, both as an actor and as a producer. I had tremendous stage fright, and simply doing 104 hours in front of the camera did a lot to help. Also, in terms of script, of story, of making a 52-minute film in seven shooting days, I learned an incredible amount about production. And when I left the show in the fifth year to produce "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," I was shocked how much I knew as a producer. And, finally, Karl Malden. Karl Malden is my mentor. He has a work ethic bar none and really was the person who shaped me as an actor and gave me the stamina and the tenacity to go on.
--posted by Kim