A biography for Adam Westhasn’t been written yet.
“I was victimized by the old Hollywood typecasting thing. I had to really fight to get out of it, so I was uncomfortable with it.”
“When I was getting started, I was so busy just fighting my way through, and I was under contract at Warner Brothers. I did 40 hours of color television with the late Robert Taylor as a young cop.”
“When you go to the Sistine Chapel with Sophia Loren, it can be quite some time before your thoughts turn to the ceiling.”
“Some nights, I wear my cape, and I go out on the pier. It is foggy... I look for... Riddler.”
“I think I've said I'm the luckiest actor in the world. I mean that.”
“I'm like Madonna: I keep reinventing myself.”
“People love Batman, and I would be stupid, I would be a fool if I didn't love Batman.”
“I think it's an actor's job, if you can, to keep working and to keep using that muscle. First of all, you've got to pay the bills, but it also helps you develop.”
“Isn't it fun to be nuts? Isn't it fun to be crazy?”
“I like Christian Bale. I've heard he's a big fan of mine, but I certainly reciprocate. I think he's really very good.”
“I think our Batman had to be fun, light-hearted, funny, tongue-in-cheek... and I think that made kind of an homage to those earlier comic books, where Batman always had a quip or something.”
“Not to be able to move around or do things without thinking - that's tough. I may end up that way, but if I do, I hope to hell my intellect will take over, and I'll find some kind of joy and a way to contribute.”
“I love to do voiceover because, for me, if you know what you're doing, it's simple. No makeup, no costuming, none of the baloney. None of the egos - you don't have to deal with all that crap. I love voiceovers.”
“I come to Comic-Con in San Diego because this is where those fans are - those to whom I owe the longevity of my career.”
“Over the years, I've learned that if you can just hang in there and, regardless of what's presented to you, take it as a challenge and try to bring in something fresh, then it works.”
“I've hung on for a long time in this business and had some success, and I think it's keeping an open mind and being curious and having a sense of humor about oneself that's important.”
“I did a character called Captain Q for Nestle's Quik. Those commercials were kind of funny.”
“There was a time when 'Batman' really kept me from getting some pretty good roles, and I was asked to do what I figured were important features. However, Batman was there, and very few people would take a chance on me walking onto the screen. And they'd be taking people away from the story.”
“If you paint a picture and I paint a picture, we each want to do it our own way. And we'll stand or fall on whatever we did.”
“When 'Family Guy' came along, it was like a gift, and it expanded my fan base.”