“With 'Black Rain,' I spent a lot of time with homicide detectives, and I spent a lot of time with different brokers on 'Wall Street.' It helps get the rhythm of the piece and the tone, and how overplayed or underplayed it might be. That's also the magic of movies: You get to hang out and live these different lives.”

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.