<p>Actor Michael Douglas says that there is "nothing" he likes about growing older, but admits he is a more "patient" father to his younger children.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 70-year-old star, who has 36-year-old son Cameron with ex-wife Diandra Luker and 14-year-old son Dylan and 11-year-old daughter Carys with spouse Catherine Zeta Jones, says he is getting crankier with age, but believes he has finally figured out what is really important in life, reports femalefirst.co.uk.<br /><br />"There is nothing I like about getting older, absolutely nothing. I guess the one thing is that when you're younger you care what other people think. You waste a lot of energy trying to make a good impression on strangers. When you're older, you focus all that energy on the people closest to you, your family.<br /><br />"I have more time today than I had when I was a dad the first time around. Back then, my career always came first. Today that's different. And I have a lot more patience," he said.<br />Douglas insists he has no regrets about anything that has happened in his life.<br />"It's important to make mistakes as long as you grow from them."<br /><br />The "Wall Street" actor says fighting tongue cancer in 2010 has given him a new perspective on life.<br /><br />"I'm very pragmatic about this stuff. I just wanted to deal with the problem at hand. I feel lucky to be around still. When you come out the other side, you feel really alive, with all this new energy. You make up for lost time," he said.</p>
<p>Actor Michael Douglas says that there is "nothing" he likes about growing older, but admits he is a more "patient" father to his younger children.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 70-year-old star, who has 36-year-old son Cameron with ex-wife Diandra Luker and 14-year-old son Dylan and 11-year-old daughter Carys with spouse Catherine Zeta Jones, says he is getting crankier with age, but believes he has finally figured out what is really important in life, reports femalefirst.co.uk.<br /><br />"There is nothing I like about getting older, absolutely nothing. I guess the one thing is that when you're younger you care what other people think. You waste a lot of energy trying to make a good impression on strangers. When you're older, you focus all that energy on the people closest to you, your family.<br /><br />"I have more time today than I had when I was a dad the first time around. Back then, my career always came first. Today that's different. And I have a lot more patience," he said.<br />Douglas insists he has no regrets about anything that has happened in his life.<br />"It's important to make mistakes as long as you grow from them."<br /><br />The "Wall Street" actor says fighting tongue cancer in 2010 has given him a new perspective on life.<br /><br />"I'm very pragmatic about this stuff. I just wanted to deal with the problem at hand. I feel lucky to be around still. When you come out the other side, you feel really alive, with all this new energy. You make up for lost time," he said.</p>