Michael Douglas, 78, details how he and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, 53, juggle work and family life.

Michael Douglas has detailed how he and his wife of 22 years, Catherine Zeta-Jones, manage to juggle family life and top acting jobs.

The 78-year-old actor explained that, especially when his children were young, they have always tried to take big jobs at different times to avoid conflicting schedules.

He and Catherine, 53, who married in 2000, have two children, Carys, 18, and Dylan, 20. While Michael is also the father of Cameron, 44, from his marriage to Diandra Luker .

Insisting that there is no competition between the Hollywood couple, Michael explained that they are simply working on their own projects.

The American star has been spending time in London this week to celebrate the release of his new movie Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania, attending the film’s star-studded premiere on Thursday night.

Family: He and Catherine, 53, who married in 2000, have two children, Carys, 18, and Dylan, 20 (pictured).

Appearing on Friday morning’s episode of Lorraine, Michael opened up about his juggling work and home life in the pre-recorded chat.

He was asked by stand-in presenter Christine Lampard if he and Catherine felt any competition with each other career-wise.

As Michael explained: ‘I don’t know anything about that [competition].. I think we both do our own thing.

“We tried to do it at different times so that when the kids were younger, we could be there. But there is no competition, Catherine is going to do another year of Wednesday and many other projects right now.

‘Truth be told, my kids couldn’t see the movies I made. It’s another generation of fans, it’s the closest you get to immortality, a bunch of kids now know who you used to be, that part is fun,” he joked.

He also talked about his three children following in his footsteps, joking that they “are on it” as they take on Hollywood.

As her children have grown, Catherine has been just as busy as her Marvel husband, most recently starring as Morticia Addams in the hit Netflix series Wednesday.

Making the most of his time in the UK, Michael appeared on the Graham Norton Show this week, which will air on Friday night.

TV appearance: The actor appeared in Lorraine on Friday morning, chatting with stand-in presenter Christine Lampard

Own thing: When asked about the competition with his wife, Michael shared: ‘While Michael explained: ‘I don’t know about that [competition].. I think we both do our own thing

He explained: ‘I think we both do our own thing. We tried to do it at different times so that when the kids were younger, we could be there.”

Proud: Michael’s three children hope to follow in their father’s famous footsteps, and his son Dylan recently graduated

Along with Ant-Man co-star Paul Rudd, Michael spoke about giving advice to younger actors, sharing, “If your show sells out all over the world, its success will depend on the voice actor who plays it in different countries.” .

‘When I’m traveling, I usually take my “voice” to lunch. Once I went to Germany to collect an award and when I thanked them, they were surprised by my voice.

“Later I found out that in the German version they had given me a very different and deep voice.”

Chat Show: Making the most of his time in the UK, Michael appeared on The Graham Norton Show this week, airing on Friday night.

Pals: Along with Ant-Man co-star Paul Rudd, he gave advice to the youngest actors in the industry.