Michael Douglas Wishes He Could Have Been a Better Father

The American actor, producer, and currently co-starring in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Michael Kirk Douglas, have been under the weather lately since his son was convicted.

Co-star Shia LaBeouf told German website Gala.de, "I met a broken man, not Michael Douglas the celebrity. This man suffers; he's going through a crisis. He fears for his son. Cameron is facing a prison sentence because of his drug dealing. When I worked with Michael, he would visit his son in prison before he arrived at the set. It was really difficult for him."

Douglas’ son Cameron,31, was charged with dealing and in possession of drug in a Manhattan hotel last July. After a court pleading in January, Cameron could be facing 10 years in jail.

Douglas felt that this was part of his fault. "My priorities were very similar to my father's. Career first. The history of second-generation actors isn't great in our industry. It's kind of a tragic road, actually. Anybody who has a relative or child in substance abuse has some idea of what this feels like. This is one of those worst-case scenarios. It will ultimately be a painful lesson."

The anxious star still continues to keep his professionalism on set, said LaBeouf, but wishes he and the director could do more to help him right now. "Oliver was really sensitive, but he had to finish his film at the same time. That's why there wasn't a lot of time left to comfort Michael. That was tough."

The sentimental dad now has to wait until April 27 for Cameron's sentence.