Michael Douglas: Well, you've got to remember that I grew up watching how my father [Kirk Douglas] handled himself, whether it was the media or the person getting his coffee. He always said that many people could get lucky and be a star, but with the ones who stuck around for a lifetime career were always the ones who treated others they way they wanted to be treated. I saw him live that philosophy. And I saw it come true. So, I suppose I come by it naturally.
Stoner: Not all of your colleagues could say the same. They're careful with us [in the media], because we can help or hurt them, but then you catch them treating the person behind them with contempt.
Douglas: And look what happens to them when problems develop in their careers. They've burned their bridges. You know the ones I mean. Big one day. Gone the next. And who cares? Who wants to see them make a comeback? No, my father had it right. I didn't always. But now with people knowing me, or feeling like they know me from my work I'm comfortable with others, and with myself.