European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Kirk Douglas Speaks out angrily by Vernon Scott k i i i i i i 1.1i. A i i. " i .1 .r.-. Orn l . Fon i flu my tji ii inf lit i you a .1.-. Pm fir i to become re Star you m a c i if Al Lawi my i a Iii or i air i Irot dts ii t that Sivji a i i ill orc la no it Kil in Huit Lul to Oiler re no i 01 re wll Douglas has written a Cari Kyj Luok a i i i ii. Trails Ami it".1 Iri sorr r t to ill int of -.-. of. Or l Iril that ii net i j me Hiil i t Vanl to write any to ill to purpose Jas to Vale Yum thing that could l he read anywhere else i wrote irom my guts hut nol maliciously and i car Linly did t Tell All people May be angry with me but i did t num anyone arty More than i i i Mysell " i Lis cd e Anne Road the lir nihed manuscript Belore it was pub1.shed "1 would t had the Book Puli Horn in Anne Haun i approved " he she did i Cut yet that 1 delete at change Annilu Brj and i wrote a ii Loloi i Iii Lall. Llo May a i a Loal howl hi1-, a court. Indik rail g1. Incl Only Foy in a to Ihal deprivation helped Curry him on to Fonie and a oath. Providing him Wilh a to 5ticcrjcd that Remar clearly i part of his character itch my cans they a tin i have Rny Are ? abject Mcveity Douglas 5nid i told Ihm i had Raj Way to go bul up i hungered Tor Succorso it was a Star of More than so tits at age 71 i suppose anger a a motivating Factor in my life. It s the fuel that keeps my motor running. I guat Don t want thai anger lobe some thing that is hurtful to other people or motivating diva 1 poverty is a Groat Force it propelled in my kids Nave overcome 1heit Lack of Pov cily to succeed on their own terms. Don t know what i might have done right but my nobody knows about acids. You can 00 All Ino right things act they can shall go wrong ii s All Luck the thing is i Din l let Arlo Casity heal me adversity Reithof makes you stronger 01 weaker. U Madu me stronger " All our of his Sori had nothing t a Praise to i to Book Douglas said the to irn Porlant Al Erriel o to i Raj not s son is the to ago of sell discovery he while writing it much of the Hook real i with Niy Retali Enship with my father and my relationships with in sons and she contrast thru to an actor unless you re vulnerable i got in touch wild my be elms and they became memories Iacre Aie lots of things in Rny life i would have done Dillni Cully in Iriven Ariol her Chance for incl acc. I d have Lauri the in a a in if that e a Maiden events Billy played and i finally leased som 1 we a i had earlier of years i Vul timid a reputation Lor being Jilli Neilt on la e or i Rio i hat i said .v-.r,n i in Ronij 1 via Iho a Shomei it Way i nil to univ ii Iii was Ruthal tie Truh. Pm too eld la change nov so i la inc a ,1 Wiy calling i jigs to Way i r i a them monday september 12, 1983 the stars and stripes Page 17
