NEWSShia LaBeouf on Michael Douglas: "Cancer Picked the Wrong Guy"
Sept. 21 2010, Published 9:00 a.m. ET
Shia LaBeouf may "carry" Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps in the word of Michael Douglas, but Shia says he learned a lot from Michael.
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Shia chatted with OK! at the NYC premiere of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps about what advice Michael gave him on set.
"It was a lot of buck up you know. A lot of that," the actor explained to OK!. "There’s points where Oliver can be intimidating. And Mike had gone through the worst Oliver that had ever existed right. I got a softer, sweeter, cuddlier Oliver, who in his maturations, his sensibilities have changed, he’s become a softer man. I think when Mike got him, he was the hardest, most dangerous director in film. I got a different Oliver."
How did it feel working with Michael?
"Exhilarating. Incredible. Rewarding. Intimidating. Passionate. Phenomenal, just phenomenal," Shia said. "A real treat."
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Shia also told reporters at the premiere that Michael "seems strong. He's a handsome dude."
Michael appeared at the premiere alongside wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, but did not do any press.
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"Cancer picked the wrong guy when he picked Michael," Shia said. "He’s too strong. He’s a really strong, strong individual. He’s the epitome of strength. He’s got a good support system. He’s a wolf."
By Rachel Levine
