Veteran actor Michael Douglas, a two-time Oscar winner who starred in classic movies like “Wall Street” and “Fatal Attraction,” says he has no plans to act again unless “something special came up.”
“I have not worked since 2022 purposefully because I realized I had to stop,” the 80-year-old told reporters on Sunday at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, where he was celebrating the 50th anniversary of “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest,” which he co-produced.
“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 … I’m very happy with taking the time off.
“I have no real intentions of going back. I say I’m not retired because if something special came up, I’d go back, but otherwise I’m quite happy just to watch my wife (actress Catherine Zeta-Jones) work.”
Douglas still has two projects that are yet to be released – a movie, “Looking Through Water,” and a miniseries, “Reagan & Gorbachev,” according to IMDB.
Douglas’ seven-decade career spans both acting and producing. It began in 1966 when he had an uncredited role in “Cast a Giant Shadow,” a movie packed with the biggest stars of the 60s, including his father, Kirk Douglas.
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