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" 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. "

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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. "

" There is the theory... that you live in two places: You either live in fear, or you live in love. "

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

" 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. "

" Day to day and doing the work and getting to that honest point - that, for me, is always about - and always will be as long as I do this - refining and refining and refining and refining the truth... constantly being as truthful and honest and raw and real as you can be. "

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

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" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 'Beetlejuice' was a romp, man. 'Beetlejuice' was fun. I've never had so much fun in my life. "

" 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. "

" I liked going to Catholic school. "

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

" 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 can't sleep the first night in a hotel room. "

" I took my play very seriously, and I got way, way lost in my play world. "

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

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

" To this day, I have the most fond memories of some of my old toys. "

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

" 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.' "

" I try to not be or associate with elitists. "

Michael Keaton

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" The vast majority of Pittsburghers don't come from any kind of serious dough. "

" One thing my mother had a nose for was inauthenticity. "

" 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. "

" In our family, my brothers and I shared toys. In other words, just because it was mine didn't mean my brothers and I didn't play with it. "

" I was an altar boy, which I loved and am very proud of. It was strict, but also really nice. "

" I was a really involved dad - not because I'm such a wonderful person. I like being a dad. "

" 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.' "