Quotes by Michael Keaton

“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.”

“Unless youre flat out dead, you have to think of some other questions like: whats 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?”

“Im gonna do four or five of these movies, and its going to become my career. Ill have to keep expanding the bat suit, because I get fatter every year. Ill be bankrupt. Ill be out opening shopping malls, going from appearance to appearance in a cheesy van. [On playing Batman]”

“My life is very... complex [Batman]”

“Youre not a columnist. Youre a reporter (who) writes long.”

“the fun part of showing up on set in a movie like this with these people.”

“I didnt do it to say I wanted to do something for my child. ... If I didnt think it was good, I wouldnt have done it.”

“would be really nice.”

“That takes a lot of guts, ... Its not hard for me to imagine having that kind of job.”

“Well, I think Im not a non-believer, and Im not a believer. But, on the other hand, I couldnt give you a good enough reason why EVP doesnt exist. I dont know enough about it, so how could I say its not true. Plus, a persons reality is a persons reality; so thats your belief system. Its all perception anyway, isnt it?”

In the household in which I was raised, the themes were pretty simple. Work hard. Dont 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.

All actors are my brothers and my sisters. It aint cool to compare or disparage them. It aint polite.

If youre a dope like me, you get every sports channel you can get. Im watching, you know, Netherlands soccer.

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, Dont 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 cant take yourself out of that moment.

Im getting more and more bored with professional sports, but I still watch.

Have I ever been to a party with a ton of famous people in it? Yes, several times, so I guess thats a Hollywood lifestyle.

Its great to make your own choices, but theres a price to pay. I couldve made more money or been more famous. I could be the current groovy guy.

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.

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.

Im just shocked and thankful that Ive gotten away with everything - experimenting here, trying at this, failing at that, being good in some things, not so good in others. Its 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.