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
Yeah, I had to change my name because there were two other actors registered at Equity with that name.
Small movie, small role, giant movie, giant role. Work is work. You've got to tell the truth and show up.
I performed stand-up because I didn't have to ask anyone's permission. My set was never joke-centric. It was a performance.
It's odd, how those things happen to actors. A thing where you think, "I have no idea how to do this," something will happen in your life comes up and you just get it. I don't know how you get it, but actors are pretty extraordinary, in that regard. I think it's fear that happens.
Anesthesia is quite remarkable. Its lost time. And you wake up kind of refreshed.
I never knew anyone who was cloned, but I played one in Multiplicity.
Unless you're flat out dead, you have to think of some other questions like: what's on the other side? It brings up issues of God, or no God. How does he play into this? Or he, or she, or it? How does it all play into this?
I'll always stand by the first 'Batman'. Even for its imperfections, people will never know how hard that movie was to do. A lot of that still holds up.
It's great to be young and insane.
Dying is a really hard way to learn about life.
I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for even having a comedy category.
Shoot, two things I said I wasn't going to do: Cry and give air quotes,
From an art perspective, I dont know how you get better than Beetlejuice. In terms of originality and a look, its 100% unique.
To this day, I have the most fond memories of some of my old toys.