Michael Douglas Says He Is Enjoying Career Break As He Turns 80 But Jokes He Would Be Open To A Horror Movie – Red Sea Film Festival

Careful what you wish for, he said.

I had a big production company.

I financed my own movies.

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones at Red Sea International Film FestivalArnold Jerocki/Getty Images

Theres a wonderful book called The Joy of Acting.

The joy of acting is how selfish you’re free to be.

All theyre asking of you is to deal with what is right in front of you and nothing else.

Producing, he continued, required a 360 degree understanding of everything that was going on in a feature.

I go back toRomancing the Stone.

I was so grateful to have Kathleen Turner.

So, the job became overwhelming.

There were about 20 years in there which I could have simplified and probably enjoyed life more.