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" I saw some Pixar movies like 'The Incredibles' and thought, 'This is extraordinary. These are some of the best movies I've seen.' "
Michael Keaton
Best
Movies
Extraordinary
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" I don't know - sometimes I catch myself being dark, and it's annoying. I think, 'Get over it.' I bore myself. But sometimes, like everybody, I'm sure I am obsessive. "
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" Will Ferrell makes me laugh a lot when he gets out there and gets crazy. "
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" Westerns were always my favorite things when I was little. And it always bothered me when cowboys were too clean in movies, or when they wore their guns like they had an outfit on. It always worked better when a guy looked sweaty and smelly; I hadda believe, I hadda believe that. "
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" I really like to hear actors talk about acting, but I don't really like hearing myself talk. "
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" When I was in improv workshops or doing stand-up or writing comedy with others, or just doing comedy, I just laughed. Funny was funny; I loved to laugh. I always liked people I found generally funny. "
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" The first feature film I did, when I did 'Night Shift,' I improvised quite a bit because I would improvise at the audition, so sometimes I would return to the original lines, and then when I was on set, I would improvise even more. "
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" I took my play very seriously, and I got way, way lost in my play world. "
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" There is the theory... that you live in two places: You either live in fear, or you live in love. "
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" Chris Guest movies are funny. "
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" I had a real strong fantasy life as a kid. But then you grow up and think about real jobs. "
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" You don't get bored with stuff like 'Birdman.' "
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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. "
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Good
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" I reached a point where I didn't think I was that great. I'm not being humble. I was looking at things and thinking: 'You're not really good in that'. I think I was becoming boring as well as bored. It was nobody's fault except mine - probably - and it might not even be my fault. "
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" I liked 'Robocop' because of the director, and it was an intelligent, big-action studio movie. "
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" Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport. "
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" Unpredictability means what it means. I don't know how you define it. It is what it is. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm usually pretty good in front of a live audience. I usually like that. "
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" David Letterman used to say, 'I wasn't the class clown, but I wrote for him,' and that's exactly it. You want to be known to be funny without having it pointed out. "
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Class
Want
You
" Sometimes I do movies that aren't any good, or sometimes I might not be any good in them, or sometimes they don't do very well. "
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Good
Any
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" I was never a huge 007 fan, but I sure liked Sean Connery. I'm sure Pierce Brosnan is good and has his moments, but I've not seen him; I've only seen bits and pieces on TV, so I can't really judge. Pierce looks very natural in the role. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm in a business that invites narcissism, self-involvement, and egos being blown out of proportion. "
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" 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.' "
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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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" In terms of the parallels, I've never related less to a character than Riggan. "
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" 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. "
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" 'Beetlejuice' was a romp, man. 'Beetlejuice' was fun. I've never had so much fun in my life. "
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" There are certainly producers I hang with and directors I hang with and actors I hang with. "
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