Michael Douglas Talks Regrets of Fatherhood

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 7th 2010 06:58AM

Michael Douglas Talks Regrets of Fatherhood Not long before announcing his battle with stage-four throat cancer, Michael Douglas told Men's Journal in a candid interview that he regretted placing his acting work above his real-life role as a father.

"My career was really just getting started and that was my focus, maybe more than it should have been. I was gone more than I should have been," Douglas says of son Cameron's upbringing. Earlier this year, drug charges landed Cam five years in prison.

Douglas, who at the time called the prison sentence "adequate," told Men's Journal: "I just want to talk to him about what he's going to accomplish there besides working out and playing on the softball team. What tools is he going to be able to work on?"

"When I had Cameron, I was early in my career and as opposed to most jobs, making movies takes you all around the world, so you were absentee in that sense," Douglas told NBC's 'Today' show in May. "My priorities have completely changed. My marriage and my families come certainly before my career."

Of his own actor father, Douglas told Men's Journal, "He was a rager early on. He was overworked. He was doing five-plus pictures a year. I just sort of stayed out of his way, but he did the best he could."

Douglas told David Letterman last week that he will endure eight weeks of radiation treatment and chemotherapy to treat his throat cancer but is hopeful about his chances for recovery, pegging the odds at 80 percent.

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Michael Douglas Snapshots

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, right, pose during a visit to the Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff, where they met staff and children on Friday, July 23, 2010.

Michael Douglas Snapshots

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** CORRECTS HOME TOWN OF CHILD ** Actress Catherine Zeta Jones plays with Catrin Verdin, aged seven, from Aberaeron, Wales, in the children's play room during a visit to the Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff, where she and her husband Michael Douglas met staff and children Friday, July 23, 2010. The film star couple appealed for donations to help complete the next stage of work four years after they officially opened the hospital. (AP Photo/Ben Birchall/PA Wire) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, EDITORIAL USE ONLY **

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Wednesday 08 September

By vicvod

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Tuesday 07 September

By William Cohan

Did Michael overdo it with drugs and land in jail when his father Kirk "worked hard early on"? No, because he is not a baby and he is a smart guy, he understood his father had a different kind of career than his pals who had dads with 9-5 jobs, he was cool with it, he got it, he did not lash out to get daddy's attention, he was independent and made the best of it, he adapted. Cameron on the other hand is not very bright and he is indeed a big baby wishing he had more of daddy's attention, he needs deep psychological help, along with the jail.

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By Cutie

......don't worry Kirk I had a father who was home every night and on weekends and I knew very little about him.

By kick

Michael used to hang out on the west side in Manhatten for hours at a time trying to pick up women when he should have been home with his family. That's a crock of BS. He just wasn't there for anyone. Typical actor.

By John

My dad was drunk most of the time so although he was physically there, he was emotionally absent.

By Emmaline

I hate to say it but Michael looks really bad in that photo at the children s hospital in July, 2010. I wish him all the best. Michael: Hey, Cameron made a lot of decisions as an adult that got him where he is now. Cameron drove his own car into a ditch. Now Cameron has to pull himself out of the ditch and get back on the right road. That is Cameron s job, not yours. You need to concentrate on YOU right now. Get a lot of rest and drink a lot of fluids, if you can, and just concentrate on the next few weeks of treatment. Stay positive. Read positive books. Watch positive movies. And laugh. Laughter is the best medicine.

By BTDT

"I was gone more than I should have been,"

We've all said the same thing son. Usually pretty late in the game. But it's never too late.

By paintppa1

he hopes his son will learn skills and not waste his time playing soft. what planet is he living on? he'll learn how to play drop the soap and develop a short term sexual relationship with a large man named bubba.
i guess he's in denial so as to ease his conscience.
all in all i feel sorry for him and those close to him since he's battling cancer and hope for his recovery.

By Charli

How old is Michael ? How many tiems has he been married ? How many kids does he have ?

It's all about Money Money Money nowdays - Not how the kids are Being raised .... and Then the kids either get killed in a drunk driving accident - or get on drugs...and die from Hepititis. Kids today - are never home with their parents, being corrected . Their parents are out drinking and partying, living in the Moment. It is a Shock the kids mess up their lives. ??? NO

By barbie

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Sounds like he feel's guilty now since he may very well be gone before his son is released !

I have a father alive and well who hasn't been a part of my life for more than 35 years and yes I'm damaged but I've made the best life that I could inspite of it.

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By Noscere

It's true that we all make mistakes, and we all pay for them. Nobody is perfect, except those on here casting stones.
Michael made a movie that changed my life: Fatal Attraction. His performance was consumately believable and altered our family life. I thank him and Glenn Close for that. And I wish you well Michael - you and your WHOLE family, with you or not.

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