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" 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. "

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" I've proven I'm courageous. I'm gutsier than anybody; I've got a better imagination than anybody; I'm essentially more creative than any other actor I know, and I've proven I take risks. I don't think I need to prove anything to myself any more. "

Michael Keaton

Imagination

Think

Risks

" 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. "

" Colbert makes me crazy: he's so funny. Plus, he seems like an extraordinarily decent dude. "

Michael Keaton

Seems

" I come from a background where you don't really talk about yourself much. "

" 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. "

" I always thought what made 'Beetlejuice' look so great was because it looked like some genius kid made it in his basement. "

" There are certainly producers I hang with and directors I hang with and actors I hang with. "

" People, when they talk or write about comedy, they don't really get it. "

" 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. "

" You don't get bored with stuff like 'Birdman.' "

" I watch 'Morning Joe' occasionally. I used to watch a lot more than I do now, but I watched it, and all of a sudden, there was this love fest, for crying out loud - this inexplicable love fest one morning - for The Donald. "

Michael Keaton

Love

Watch

" 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. "

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

" Actors don't get to be well-known if they're horrible. "

" It's great to make your own choices, but there's a price to pay. I could've made more money or been more famous. I could be the current groovy guy. "

" If I didn't do 'Batman,' 'Birdman' wouldn't have happened. "

Michael Keaton

Batman

Happened

" Unless you're flat out dead, you have to think of some other questions like: what's on the other side? It brings up issues of God, or no God. How does he play into this? Or he, or she, or it? How does it all play into this? "

" 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. "

" I didn't go to church all the time, just 'cause I was an antsy kid. "

" For years, I'd go to the movies and see guys doing Boston accents and think, 'Oh please, God, I hope I never have to do that.' "

" To make extra money, my parents would sell eggs and chickens. I was very little. I remember a chicken's head being chopped off with the chicken running around. I wasn't sure if my imagination was running away with me or if it really happened. It really happened. "

" There're only a few photographers I've ever felt really comfortable with. "

" If I'm going to meditate, there is a little church up in Montecito, California. It's an old Spanish mission, actually. I find it comforting in there. "

" Guys never really get over their toys. "

" I saw 'Wild,' and I thought, 'Wow, this is a lot of things, but one of the things is it's a therapist's dream and a climate-change denier's nightmare.' "

" I'm a very private person. "

" There comes a point in your life when you realize how quickly time goes by, and how quickly it has gone. Then it really speeds up exponentially. With that, I think you start to put a lot of things into context; you start to see how huge the world is, and really, the universe. "

" I still really like newspapers. I'm gonna feel really sad when they go. Or not - maybe I'll be dead. "

Michael Keaton

Still

Feel

" Guys who go on and on about loving women usually don't. "

Michael Keaton

Loving

About

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