The first time I had got an offer to come to Hollywood, I turned it down. I said, "No, I'm an actor of the stage.
Kirk DouglasMy mother and my father were illiterate immigrants from Russia. When I was a child they were constantly amazed that I could go to a building and take a book on any subject. They couldn't believe this access to knowledge we have here in America. They couldn't believe that it was free.
Kirk Douglas