Michael Douglas: 'Family comes first'

Michael Douglas has revealed that he is less likely to accept film roles now because he does not want to spend time away from his family.

The Mirror reports that the 64-year-old will make exceptions if he is inspired by the movie, as he was with his current film Solitary Man.

"A long time of my life was led with my career," he said. "Making movies is a full-time occupation when you do them. You have to make choices and my balances have completely changed since I got married and raised a family.

"I'm not that motivated nor do I see that many good projects that make me want to take me away from my family."

Douglas joked that his two young children, 9-year-old Dylan and 6-year-old Carys, think of their mother Catherine Zeta-Jones as the famous parent.

"All they know was Daddy made pancakes, because I did not have a movie to show them," he said.

Douglas's son Cameron was jailed for a drug offence last month.