Michael Douglas, 65, who was just diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer, sat down earlier this month to discuss his career and family life with Men’s Journal. During the interview, the actor expressed his regret in choosing his career over fatherhood. Earlier this year, his son, Cameron, 31, was sentenced to five years in prison for dealing meth.

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On his 93-year-old father, Kirk:

“He was a rager early on. He was overworked. He was doing five-plus pictures a year. I just sort of stayed out of his way, but he did the best he could.”

On repeating Kirk’s mistakes as a young father:

“My career was really just getting started and that was my focus, maybe more than it should have been. I was gone more than I should have been.”

On Cameron’s prison sentence:

“I just want to talk to him about what he’s going to accomplish there besides working out and playing on the softball team. What tools is he going to be able to work on?”

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I commend Michael for being honest about his mistakes. He’s recently completed eight weeks of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, and is expected to make a full recovery.

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