acting

Kirk Douglas, who is 98, was known to be one of the most compulsive workers in Hollywood throughout his career. He expected his actors and crew members to match that level of intensity, which could be physically taxing to the unprepared. Douglas had almost a youthful exuberance to his time on set, which he credited as part of the drive to leave his hometown of Amsterdam, New York.

A very demanding individual, Douglas said that …