Michael Douglas is happy to be a house husband!

The Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps actor — who is currently undergoing treatment after doctors found a tumor in his throat — says he doesn’t mind looking after his young children while his wife, Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, goes out to work.

“I’m not driven like I once was — these days I am consumed with being a father and with my responsibilities as a husband,” he told Britain’s Guardian newspaper.

“I never anticipated starting a family at my age. I’m genuinely happy to let Catherine work, while I stay at home with the children. I cherish this time.”

Douglas, 66, recently revealed he wants to spend a year traveling the world if he successfully battles cancer.

“Once we’re through this, Catherine and I are talking about taking the kids out of school for a year and traveling around the world — Phuket and Vietnam; we’d love to take the family down to New Zealand and spend some time in South Africa,” he said.

“We’re still trying to figure out what age you can get away with taking the kids away from their friends and not have them hate you for it.

“From now on I’m going to spend all my efforts on the people I’m closest to. When you’re younger you are so self-involved, self-obsessed. As you get older, all of a sudden, you begin to appreciate relationships, be understanding about the foibles of life, more forgiving — and you’ve got more time for the kids. It makes for a much happier marriage and family environment.”

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