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" I'm the seventh child of George and Leona Douglas, and I don't ever remember a time when my father didn't work two jobs. When my mother was going to the grocery, or going to Mass, or trying to take care of seven kids in a run-down farmhouse. "

Michael Keaton

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Care

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" I like people-people rather than movie people. "

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" There's this thin line between knowing something is going to be really hard and saying, 'Yeah, you know, but I still gotta see if I can pull it off.' "

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

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

" I don't want dogs that have had the personality trained out of them. It's a partnership. I want to connect. "

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

" I'm usually pretty good in front of a live audience. I usually like that. "

" 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.' "

" Anesthesia is quite remarkable. It's lost time. And you wake up kind of refreshed. "

Michael Keaton

Wake Up

Time

" There are very few jobs where you're held up to public scrutiny. "

" 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. "

" My work is distinct and definitive and specific, and hopefully it is so that every single character is different, and they are - but there's probably an underlying element that's me. "

" Anyone can be a celebrity now; this is not a big deal anymore. "

" 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. "

" If you're a dope like me, you get every sports channel you can get. I'm watching, you know, Netherlands soccer. "

Michael Keaton

You

Dope

" Leaving a lot of movie sets, I've gone home and said, 'How come my hands are clean?' I should finish something and go home with dirt in my fingernails, because then you really feel that you've done something. "

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

Michael Keaton

Loving

About

" I'd get scripts and think: 'What's the point of this?' "

" There just is not one person in my family who is not funny. "

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

" I think one reason I really like women and like working with women is because of my sisters. "

Michael Keaton

Working

Women

" 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. "

" Generally, I move in the direction of art. "

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

" 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 used to work on a survey crew, because my dad was an engineer, but he was also a surveyor. "

" I remember my mom threatening me, half-serious: 'You know what? I should take you to Pittsburgh and put you in dance lessons just to keep you occupied.' Well, that brought everything to a screeching halt. 'Jeeze, dance lessons.' In retrospect, it would have been awesome, but then, 'Ugh, dancing - dancing's for sissies.' "