Michael Douglas Quotes

I don't intentionally go: 'Ooh, what is provocative,' and try to do that. I just do stuff, and people go: 'Ooh, that's provocative.'

Early on, I really liked the idea of being confrontational. I loved the idea of making songs that made people really uncomfortable.

I am that guy who will say things that people seem to think is a little edgy, a little racy.

I've always felt that if something is polarizing, that's usually the stuff I like the most. If something is taking a chance and is willing to be weird, that's my favorite thing. I know there's somebody out there who hates it.

I like to provoke. I'm very French.

I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.

I don't think I ever intend to provoke outrage, but I don't mind being provocative in content.

I like films that are edgy, provocative, non-formula and original.

Art should offend people because art should challenge people.

I don't think something necessarily has to be mean or cynical to represent 'edgy.' I think 'edgy' can mean a lot of different things.

If you're not polarizing, you failed, in my opinion.

My style's not for everyone - I'm an extremist.

I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.

I'm not interested in doing something edgy with a capital E just so everyone knows, 'Oh, OK, now he's showing us he can do edgy.'

I'm trying to get under people's skin in a way. I don't like films that go in one ear and out the other.

I'm attracted to polarizing characters who upend the civility of life.

Movies should make people uncomfortable sometimes.

I'm a provocateur.

I'm like a renegade and that rubs people wrong.

I'm a provocateur.

A famous man once said, 'A sure formula for failure is to try and please everyone.' Some might say I built a career on doing just the opposite of pleasing everyone.

What I do is not for the faint of heart, but I'm a different breed.

I definitely love when things get gritty and they get a bit dirty!

My audience expects me to push the limits, to be politically incorrect. I do that because for me, that's the only place where the fun is, when I get to push the boundaries and make people laugh at things that they probably didn't want to laugh at.

We don't want to be the standard thing. We're more interested in having people hate us than glaze over us. We'd rather have a reaction than be in the middle.