00:00Michael Douglas hit the red carpet for his new film America's Burning in New York City
00:06last night.
00:07The star brought both children that he shares with actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.
00:12Douglas serves as both executive producer and narrator on the film, which hits New York
00:17theaters this Friday.
00:18And the middle class is shrinking, in other words, the average amount of money that you
00:24used to have to support a family and send your kids to school and have a holiday once
00:28in a while and say, it's passed.
00:32I hope America's Burning is going to help them understand how we can try to improve
00:37their situation better and take the heat off.
00:41He's obviously an iconic actor, so I'm very fortunate that he took an interest in this
00:49project.
00:50I couldn't ask for anything more.
00:51It's just like a dream.
00:52What makes Douglas proud to be an American?
00:55I played Benjamin Franklin that came out on Apple a little while ago, which gave me
00:58a real understanding about an appreciation of democracy.
01:02But it's magical.
01:03It's the best place.
01:04I mean, I don't see many immigrants wanting to get into Russia or China right now.
01:07You know, there's no line-up there.
01:09We had to ask this legendary actor about some words of advice he received from his also
01:15legendary dad, Kirk Douglas.
01:18He said, give it your best shot, you try as hard as you can, and then screw it.
01:25In other words, you gotta give it up.
01:26You can't be haunted by it.
01:27You have to know you did the best you can, and then walk away.
01:31And although she wasn't with him at last night's premiere, Douglas told us what it takes to
01:35keep his nearly 25 years of marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones alive.
01:41Every marriage takes a lot of work, it's not just celebrities.
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