Michael Douglas says Oliver Stone hated his 'Wall Street' performance: "He said, 'Are you doing drugs?’"

Michael Douglas says Oliver Stone hated his 'Wall Street' performance: "He said, 'Are you doing drugs?’"

Oliver Stone hated Michael Douglas' acting in Wall Street initially, so much so that he asked him if he was "doing drugs" during production.

The Insult That Helped Michael Douglas Win His Wall Street Oscar

Michael Douglas’ performance as corporate raider Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone’s 1987 crime drama Wall Street was so good that it earned him a Best Actor Oscar, but the director gave him some absolutely brutal feedback on his acting while they were working on the movie. At the TCM Classic Film Festival last month (via People), Douglas revealed that during the second week of shooting, Stone even came into his trailer and asked if he was doing drug…

The Brutal Piece Of Feedback Michael Douglas Received From Oliver Stone While They Were Filming Wall Street

Michael Douglas gave one of the most iconic performances of the 1980s playing Gordon Gekko, and it came out of receiving some rough criticism from his director.