Michael Keaton

“I saw some Pixar movies like 'The Incredibles' and thought, 'This is extraordinary. These are some of the best movies I've seen.'”

“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.”

“I'm envious of writers and musicians. I think it must be so difficult. Not just the frustration, but the discipline.”

“Chris Nolan is great, but I've never seen any of the 'Batman' movies all the way through. I know they're good. I just have zero interest in those kinds of movies.”

“I'm just shocked and thankful that I've gotten away with everything - experimenting here, trying at this, failing at that, being good in some things, not so good in others. It's kind of amazing that people are still sticking by me. When they come up to me in the street, I just want to write them all cheques.”

“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.”

“I don't think there's anybody better than Leonardo DiCaprio, and I've been saying that since before anyone knew who he was.”

“Unpredictability means what it means. I don't know how you define it. It is what it is.”

“I never knew anyone who was cloned, but I played one in 'Multiplicity.'”

“I really like to hear actors talk about acting, but I don't really like hearing myself talk.”

“High energy creates more energy, more energy, more energy. It kicks off synapses, I guess. It opens up your brain and you think of one thing after another thing, after another. You can really open yourself up comedically, which is fun.”

“Historically, I'm not a great patient when it comes to slowing down.”

“My brothers were tremendous shack builders. My shacks were horrible. My brothers once built a two-story shack from the ground up that was awesome!”

“People always make these generalized statements about Hollywood, and there's all kinds of people in Hollywood.”

“To say directing was a long-stewing ambition doesn't cover it. If you cut me open, you'd see it.”

“I hope this doesn't sound pretentious, but I very often like the way Europeans make movies. I think sometimes that don't they care about having to clean certain things.”

“We had four guys in the family, so somebody was always hitting somebody or chasing somebody or getting mad or fighting or wrestling - that was just what you did. So when you're the youngest, it's good for you. You figure out real early how to get out of headlocks and holds.”

“No, I don't see many movies. I don't even see my own movies.”

“I was so gullible as a kid.”

“I liked 'Robocop' because of the director, and it was an intelligent, big-action studio movie.”