Michael Douglas, 82, reflects on his life in the spotlight in his new memoir, “One Helluva Ride,” out Oct. 6 from Grand Central. At a Midtown Manhattan restaurant, he discussed his career, family, and personal struggles with candor.
The book covers six decades of filmmaking, including Oscars for “Wall Street” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” his marriages to Diandra Luker and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and numerous dalliances. Douglas also details his drug use and his son Cameron’s prison time, which he calls “the most powerful” parts of the memoir.
Douglas expresses guilt over his absence during Cameron’s childhood and resentment toward those who leaked his 1992 rehab stay for drug addiction. He also shares frustrations with directors like Oliver Stone and Steven Soderbergh, and actor Kathleen Turner.
The memoir is described as intimate and uncensored, with 22 F-bombs and a candid look at his life and career.
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