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" Guys who go on and on about loving women usually don't. "
Michael Keaton
Loving
About
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" If you get a good comedy once a year, man, that's pretty good. I may be pickier than some, but still, there aren't that many movies that are really, truly, honestly that funny. "
Michael Keaton
Good
Man
Movies
" 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.' "
Michael Keaton
Look
Powerful
Me
" 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. "
Michael Keaton
People
Thankful
Good
" I've changed my diet a few times. Now I'm trying to eat more protein. I eat little meals throughout the day. I love food, so I still give myself great meals. Also, when I'm busy, it's easy to lose weight. "
Michael Keaton
Myself
Busy
Day
" There are very few jobs where you're held up to public scrutiny. "
Michael Keaton
Scrutiny
Jobs
Public
" I never knew anyone who was cloned, but I played one in 'Multiplicity.' "
Michael Keaton
Knew
Who
Never
" Sometimes I don't feel like an actor. Sometimes I speak about it like it was another job, and then I go, 'Wait a minute - I am one!' "
Michael Keaton
Feel
Job
Sometimes
" To this day, I have the most fond memories of some of my old toys. "
Michael Keaton
Memories
Fond Memories
Toys
" I have a lot of energy, and I move around a lot in my club act. "
Michael Keaton
Around
Act
Club
" Colbert makes me crazy: he's so funny. Plus, he seems like an extraordinarily decent dude. "
Michael Keaton
Like
Seems
Me
" Will Ferrell makes me laugh a lot when he gets out there and gets crazy. "
Michael Keaton
He
Me
Crazy
" Actors will say 'yes' to anything. "
Michael Keaton
Say
Anything
Will
" I'm in a business that invites narcissism, self-involvement, and egos being blown out of proportion. "
Michael Keaton
Out
Narcissism
Blown
" 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.' "
Michael Keaton
Humor
Simple
Thankful
" Guys never really get over their toys. "
Michael Keaton
Toys
Get
Guys
" Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport. "
Michael Keaton
Filmmaking
Team Sport
Team
" I had a real strong fantasy life as a kid. But then you grow up and think about real jobs. "
Michael Keaton
Strong
You
Think
" I find there are a few places where I like to meditate more than in other places. There's a little Catholic church that I go to, and there's another temple I go to - there are certain places where I just feel more comfortable. "
Michael Keaton
Temple
Church
Comfortable
" I didn't go to church all the time, just 'cause I was an antsy kid. "
Michael Keaton
Time
Kid
Just
" There are certainly producers I hang with and directors I hang with and actors I hang with. "
Michael Keaton
Directors
Hang
Producers
" I really like to hear actors talk about acting, but I don't really like hearing myself talk. "
Michael Keaton
Talk
Acting
Really
" I guess I'm probably a Method actor; I don't know... I just think of it as staying in the zone. "
Michael Keaton
Zone
Actor
Just
" Have I ever been to a party with a ton of famous people in it? Yes, several times, so I guess that's a Hollywood lifestyle. "
Michael Keaton
Party
Lifestyle
Famous
" Show business is, essentially, a fear-based industry. "
Michael Keaton
Show Business
Industry
Show
" Historically, I'm not a great patient when it comes to slowing down. "
Michael Keaton
Slowing
Down
Great
" I always think that I'm not going to be right for a movie or that there's someone else who can do it better. "
Michael Keaton
Someone
Right
Think
" Over the years, I think, people - actors, writers, whatever - lose their frame of reference. Their frame of reference is based on somebody else who did this or did that. Performances. So it just becomes a reflection of what already works. Like a warm-up. And that's an invitation to be inauthentic. "
Michael Keaton
Reflection
People
Think
" I try to not be or associate with elitists. "
Michael Keaton
Try
Associate
" I never wanted to play the short game. "
Michael Keaton
Never
Short
Game
" From the time I was a kid, I was crazy about anything having to do with the West. I'd look at all of these photos of Montana, and they all seemed so magical and majestic. I just wanted to go west, and I finally did it when I was barely 21. I went off to volunteer at a Navajo reservation in New Mexico. "
Michael Keaton
Volunteer
Time
Magical