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
My work is distinct and definitive and specific, and hopefully it is so that every single character is different, and they are - but there's probably an underlying element that's me.
I worked at a PBS station called WQED in Pittsburgh.
I used to work on a survey crew, because my dad was an engineer, but he was also a surveyor.
Westerns were always my favorite things when I was little. And it always bothered me when cowboys were too clean in movies, or when they wore their guns like they had an outfit on. It always worked better when a guy looked sweaty and smelly; I hadda believe, I hadda believe that.
In the household in which I was raised, the themes were pretty simple. 'Work hard. Don't quit. Be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful. Also, never whine, never complain. And always, for crying out loud, keep a sense of humor.'
I'm the seventh child of George and Leona Douglas, and I don't ever remember a time when my father didn't work two jobs. When my mother was going to the grocery, or going to Mass, or trying to take care of seven kids in a run-down farmhouse.
Work hard. Don’t quit. Be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful. Also, never whine, never complain. And always, for crying out loud, keep a sense of humor.
To say directing was a long-stewing ambition doesn't cover it. If you cut me open, you'd see it.
I didn't go to church all the time, just 'cause I was an antsy kid.
I didn't do it to say I wanted to do something for my child. ... If I didn't think it was good, I wouldn't have done it.
I don't know - sometimes I catch myself being dark, and it's annoying. I think, 'Get over it.' I bore myself. But sometimes, like everybody, I'm sure I am obsessive.
I come from a background where you don't really talk about yourself much.
My limited theater experience was when I was a kid starting out: two or three plays. I was good in one and mediocre in the other. My problem is that I have other interests.
My first manager, he had left Germany when he was five, but he would joke about the Nazis. And I'd laugh, but I'd look at him, and he was the first one who told me, 'You know, funny is a powerful thing; it's a wonderful weapon.'