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The speaker is saying that creative work made from genuine feeling can be hurtful to defend when others treat it as purely strategic or profit-driven. It suggests a strong separation between personal artistic motivation and outside assumptions about business intent.
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Originally said in English.
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About Michael Douglas
American actor and film producer
Michael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and film producer. He is known for a long career in film and television, and for the honors he has received for that work. His awards include two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Honorary Palme d'Or, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.
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