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Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are whooping it up in their island home of Bermuda.
For Michael, it’s a way to connect to his mother’s Bermudian heritage. For the Welsh-born Catherine, the small British colony offers a taste of home. And for the couple’s two children, eight-year-old Dylan and six-year-old Carys, it serves as a safe haven away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi.
“It creates an environment for us away from the entertainment business, and gives our kids independence and freedom where showbiz isn’t on everybody’s lips. It’s a lovely, lovely place,” Michael told OK! magazine.
Many 64 years old are preparing for retirement, but not Michael. He has no plans to slow down, and that extends to keeping up with his young kids. He sees being an older dad has given him the wisdom to know what’s truly important.
“I have the attention, the time, the priority. This is not a business that you can balance your family life with your professional life,” he explained.
“Most people have a nine-to-five job and they work five days a week. Sometimes they have the summer off. This is a job where you’re gone for long periods of time. When your priority becomes family first, you really get to enjoy and savor these incredible years of super-fast growing spurts. It’s a bond that’s magical.”
While Michael and Catherine both love the acting spotlight, he says they won’t be disappointed if the kids don’t follow in their footsteps.
“I don’t think you have a lot of control over what your children decide to do,” he explained. “Either encouraging or discouraging – that’s certainly the life they’re familiar with and the life they know.”
It “wouldn’t surprise” Michael if the children pursue acting, but at the same time “they’ll see the pitfalls and the great advantages.”
“It is a gypsy life. I’ll support my children in whatever they decide to do.”
Michael is also dad to Cameron, 30, with ex-wife Diandra Luker.
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