I never wanted to be in movies. In a sense, I'm still a failure because I wanted to be a star on the stage.
Kirk DouglasWhat would my parents think about America if they arrived here today? Would they even want to come? I wonder.
Kirk DouglasMy mother, we were a very poor family. When I was a kid, we would be in our little room, and there would be a knock on the door almost every night with a hobo begging for food. Even though we didn't even have enough to eat, my mother always found something to give them.
Kirk Douglas