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
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 took my play very seriously, and I got way, way lost in my play world.
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.
You don't get bored with stuff like 'Birdman.'
Sometimes I don't feel like an actor. Sometimes I speak about it like it was another job, and then I go, 'Wait a minute - I am one!'
Sometimes I do movies that aren't any good, or sometimes I might not be any good in them, or sometimes they don't do very well.
Actors don't get to be well-known if they're horrible.
I'd get scripts and think: 'What's the point of this?'
I don't think there's anybody better than Leonardo DiCaprio, and I've been saying that since before anyone knew who he was.
I fear they will take advantage of the good will of the people who continue to show up. For my money, that's disrespectful. At some point, you either have to write the check or do something and not assume, well, we're OK and, ultimately, the franchise is valuable, anyway, like Donald Sterling did with the Los Angeles Clippers.
You're not a columnist. You're a reporter (who) writes long.
If I didn't do 'Batman,' 'Birdman' wouldn't have happened.
I've got a statue of St. Francis in my front yard, and I'm not even a practicing Catholic.