Overview
- Speaking at the TCM Classic Film Festival in New York City, Douglas recalled Stone visiting his trailer two weeks into filming and bluntly questioning his condition.
- Douglas recounted Stone telling him he looked like he had never acted before, prompting the actor to scrutinize the dailies for the first time on the production.
- After reviewing the footage, Douglas felt confident in his work and said Stone eventually agreed, which he now views as a deliberate push to elevate the role.
- Douglas won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Gordon Gekko, along with a Golden Globe and National Board of Review honor, and later returned to the role in 2010.
- Douglas also said he recently read that Warren Beatty and Richard Gere passed on Gekko before he was cast, a claim reported as his recollection without independent confirmation.