Michael Keaton Quotes

Michael John Douglas , known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, producer, and director. He first rose to fame for his roles on the CBS sitcoms All's Fair and The Mary Tyler Moore Hour and his comedic film roles in Night Shift , Mr. Mom , Johnny Dangerously , and Beetlejuice . He earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton's Batman and 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 , The Dream Team , Pacific Heights , Much Ado About Nothing , My Life , The Paper , Multiplicity , Jackie Brown , Herbie: Fully Loaded , The Other Guys , Robocop , Need for Speed , Spotlight , The Founder , Spider-Man: Homecoming , and has also provided voices for characters in animated films such as Cars , Toy Story 3 , and Minions .

Keaton's lead performance in Birdman or earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy, and nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award, British Academy Film Award, and Academy Award for Best Actor. He previously received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in Live from Baghdad and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for The Company . Keaton was awarded a Career Achievement Award from the Hollywood Film Festival.On January 18, 2016, he was named Officer of Order of Arts and Letters in France. He is also a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University. Wikipedia  

✵ 5. September 1951
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Famous Michael Keaton Quotes

“I probably could've done this earlier, if I was more ambitious.”

Michael Keaton

The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/movies/20halbf.html (2008).

“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.”

Michael Keaton

MTV http://www.mtv.com/news/1579979/michael-keaton-endorses-chris-nolans-batman-flicks-looks-forward-to-dark-knight/ (2008).

“I'm gonna do four or five of these movies, and it's going to become my career. I'll have to keep expanding the bat suit, because I get fatter every year. I'll be bankrupt. I'll be out opening shopping malls, going from appearance to appearance in a cheesy van.”

Michael Keaton

Reported in Bill Zehme, " Michael Keaton's Batman http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/batman-19890629", Rolling Stone (June 29, 1989).

“From an art perspective, I don't know how you get better than Beetlejuice. In terms of originality and a look, it's 100% unique.”

Michael Keaton

The Times http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/michael-keatons-dark-memories-of-batman-and-shining-love-for-beetlejuice/ (2011).

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