"Ups and downs": Michael Douglas digs into storied career in 'One Helluva Ride'

Michael Douglas has had an incredibly storied and illustrious Hollywood career. 

The son of the legendary Kirk Douglas, Michael more than established his own credentials over the course of six decades. 

He's got two Academy Awards under his belt, as well as Golden Globes and over half a dozen other awards and honours for both acting and producing.  

Douglas has plenty of stories to tell, and he's decided to do just that, releasing an autobiography called 'One Helluva Ride'. 

He told Mike Hosking that by all means, things have worked out. 

"Obviously one of the reasons why I wrote the book was I looked at my father and I, and between the two of us, we have quite a legacy ... I think 125 movies and 80 years in the business." 

"And then for me, you know, to have a kind of dual career as a successful producer, as well as an actor, yeah, it's been great." 

Although in the grand scheme of things, Douglas' life has worked out well, he told Hosking he does write in the book to be careful what you wish for. 

"Sometimes in my life, I was just too overwhelmed by acting and my responsibilities as a producer, and I think it hurt my marriage, to a degree, and, and my relationship with my first son, and certainly alcohol and drugs came into play in terms of self-medicating." 

"There's ups and downs," he told Hosking. 

"Yes, I was rewarded well, but certainly other things suffered." 

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