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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. "

Michael Keaton

Outfit

Better

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

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

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Associate

" I played a lot of sports when I was a kid so I get in that ballgame mindset of being really, really respectful, but at same time saying to yourself, 'Don't back down a single inch, hang with these guys if you can.' If they throw it high and tight you have to stand in there, you can't take yourself out of that moment. "

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

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Time

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

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Feel

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

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Women

" 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. "

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

" I always knew the way in was Bruce Wayne. It wasn't Batman. It was never Batman. That was the key. "

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

" I was raising a child full time, sharing the responsibility with his mom. He lived with me half the time, so I chose not to go away and make certain movies. "

Michael Keaton

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Mom

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

" In high school, I was too shy to perform. It's one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It's another thing to get up on the stage. "

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

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Batman

Happened

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I choose not to be at the whim of others. I want to be at my own whim. "

" Show business is, essentially, a fear-based industry. "

" Guys never really get over their toys. "

" 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!' "

" I'm getting more and more bored with professional sports, but I still watch. "

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Sports

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" 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 have some tremendous, tremendously loving, generous friends all over the world. "

" I've got six wonderful brothers and sisters. "