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Why this Hollywood icon is stepping back from the spotlight
Independent on Saturday
|July 12, 2025
AT THE prestigious Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas opened up about his thoughts on retirement and the meaning of creativity after an illustrious career spanning nearly six decades.
The 80-year-old actor is well known for his roles in iconic films such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Wall Street and Basic Instinct.
Douglas, who has graced the silver screen for nearly 60 years, conceded that it was time to slow down.
“I've had a very busy career. Now, I have not worked since 2022, purposely because I realised I had to stop. I'd 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,” Douglas said at the 50th anniversary screening of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, for which he won an Oscar for producing.
This story is from the July 12, 2025 edition of Independent on Saturday.
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