Michael Douglas Reveals Why Life With Catherine Zeta-Jones and His Kids Is 'Great'

— -- Michael Douglas has won two Oscars, an Emmy and five Golden Globes. But it’s taken his role as a comic book character in his new movie, “Ant-Man,” to truly pique the attention of his own children.

Douglas told ABC News his two younger children, 12-year-old Carys and 14-year-old Dylan, have not been old enough to see his career because most of his films have been R rated. But that is not the case with "Ant-Man," in which he plays Hank Pym, a clever scientist and the original Ant-Man.

“Dylan came to me when I was reading the script and took it out of my hand and said, 'Dad, let me explain something to you: This is a whole new audience for you, dad,'” Douglas joked. “'My friends will know who you are.'”

Douglas, 70, told Peter Travers that with a new movie in theaters and good health, he’s leading the good life.

“Life for me, I’m alive, I’m healthy. Catherine and I are great. We’re celebrating our 15th anniversary ... and my kids are all great,” he said.

That includes his older son, 37-year-old Cameron, who is serving time in a federal prison.

“I’m hoping, fingers crossed, that he’ll be out in March of this next year after seven-and-a-half years in federal prison as a non-violent drug addict,” Douglas said. “And hopefully, that’s cleaned his life up.”

Things are so great, according to Douglas, his younger children have even caught the acting bug.

“Dylan is performing and he just wants me to throw him a bone now, already,” joked Douglas. “I had no interest. I had no interest. It took me in college when I had to declare a major in my junior year. I thought theater would be easy. But even then, I had no interest. He and Carys, who is a great dancer, both of them seem very comfortable. We talk about it.”

Douglas added that he was less enthusiastic because he knew he would be following in the footsteps of his superstar father, Kirk Douglas. But his children see things a lot differently.

“I think this is the advantage of being second generation. You don’t worry yet about the comparisons. I guess I was more conscious of it.”