` ` It 's been a wild six - month ride , '' Michael Douglas says . The actor lost 32 pounds from radiation treatment , but he has gained 40 pounds . His weight - gain methods : increasing muscle mass , ` ` eating like a pig '' He says paparazzi had a ` ` sort of a macabre look out of sort of watching me ''
`` It 's been a wild six-month ride , '' Michael Douglas says . The actor lost 32 pounds from radiation treatment , but he has regained 12 pounds . His weight-gain methods : Building muscle mass , `` eating like a pig '' He says paparazzi had a `` sort of a macabre enjoyment out of sort of watching me ''