Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton
Michael John Douglas, known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, comedian, producer, & director. Keaton first rose to fame for his comedic film roles in Night Shift, Mr. Mom, Johnny Dangerouslyand Beetlejuice, and he earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne / Batman in Tim Burton's Batmanand Batman Returns. Since then, he has appeared in a variety of films ranging from dramas and romantic comedies to thriller and action films; such as Clean and Sober,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth5 September 1951
CityRobinson, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Will Ferrell makes me laugh a lot when he gets out there and gets crazy.
I saw some Pixar movies like 'The Incredibles' and thought, 'This is extraordinary. These are some of the best movies I've seen.'
People always make these generalized statements about Hollywood, and there's all kinds of people in Hollywood.
I was an altar boy, which I loved and am very proud of. It was strict, but also really nice.
I guess I'm probably a Method actor; I don't know... I just think of it as staying in the zone.
It's great to make your own choices, but there's a price to pay. I could've made more money or been more famous. I could be the current groovy guy.
David Letterman used to say, 'I wasn't the class clown, but I wrote for him,' and that's exactly it. You want to be known to be funny without having it pointed out.
There's this thin line between knowing something is going to be really hard and saying, 'Yeah, you know, but I still gotta see if I can pull it off.'
I'm getting more and more bored with professional sports, but I still watch.
I'm envious of writers and musicians. I think it must be so difficult. Not just the frustration, but the discipline.
I hope this doesn't sound pretentious, but I very often like the way Europeans make movies. I think sometimes that don't they care about having to clean certain things.
I have some tremendous, tremendously loving, generous friends all over the world.
I'm usually pretty good in front of a live audience. I usually like that.
I've got a statue of St. Francis in my front yard, and I'm not even a practicing Catholic.