London, June 28 (IANS) Hollywood star Michael Douglas has credited director Oliver Stone for inspiring his Oscar-winning performance in the 1987 movie “Wall Street”.
Stone constantly questioned Douglas’ acting ability and even accused him of taking drugs, while the pair shot the film and the actor later realised the director was pushing him for his Oscar gong for his role as greedy bank boss Gordon Gekko, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“He came into my trailer and said, ‘You doing drugs?’ I said, ‘No’, He said, ‘Because you don’t look like you’ve ever acted in your life.’ He was willing for me to hate him for the rest of the picture if it gave him (Gekko) that much more of a twist,” said Douglas.

The pair are set to reunite for a “Wall Street” sequel, alongside Shia LaBeouf and Oscar winner, Javier Bardem.