Michael Douglas Quotes

There's no strategy involved in my career decisions. I do whatever roles make my heart beat faster.

You either back your instincts or you hold off - and you're more likely to back your instincts if you're confident.

Warren Buffet told me once and he said always follow your gut. When you have that gut feeling, you have to go with don't go back on it.

When it comes to my work, I'm fearless. I go with my gut.

I'm pretty gutsy. Dancers don't think about things; they just do them.

It's not that you can do this calculated move to try to further your career. You just follow what's in your heart, and later you look back and go, 'I was either really dumb or really smart, I can't believe I did that.'

I'm a very instinctive person. If my heart feels I should do something, I go for it.

If you feel something, you should do it.

Occasionally I do things against my inner voice, but you really should go for the thing that touches you most-even if you don't quite know why it does.

I go by instinct - I don't worry about experience.

I act with my gut instincts.

I usually go with the first instinct, and then build upon that.

I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it.

I just go with my gut.

If you get an impulse in a scene, no matter how wrong it seems, follow the impulse. It might be something and if it ain't - take two!

There's actually something interesting about having no rehearsal time - you have to just walk in and go with your gut, which is exciting.

Everything I do in my life is very instinctual and in the moment. If I'm attracted to something, that's it. If I have reservations, those don't change till they're resolved. My first impression is how I go.

I am trying to be guided by my passion.

I always tried to play my hunches.

I just follow my heart.

Directing is like meeting a woman. You don't know her, but something strikes you, and then you just have to go into it.

I wasn't popular in the home office because I wasn't chicken. I'm just a risk taker. I have gut instincts.

I don't make decisions with my head anymore. If I don't get the go ahead with my gut, I usually back out.

I’m a gut player. I rely on my instincts.

Whenever I've done anything where I feel like, 'Oh, it would be smart to do that,' it's always been a mistake. Whenever I do the 'Oh, it would be fun to do that,' it's always paid dividends.