Michael Keaton Quotations | Page 2

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

I don't know how to not be outside since I was a little kid.

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

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

I don't think there's anybody better than Leonardo DiCaprio, and I've been saying that since before anyone knew who he was.

I fear they will take advantage of the good will of the people who continue to show up. For my money, that's disrespectful. At some point, you either have to write the check or do something and not assume, well, we're OK and, ultimately, the franchise is valuable, anyway, like Donald Sterling did with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Magna carta. Master charga.

Is this a great country, or what?

You tell me another gang that's got a dental plan.

Yeah, I had to change my name because there were two other actors registered at Equity with that name.

Small movie, small role, giant movie, giant role. Work is work. You've got to tell the truth and show up.

I performed stand-up because I didn't have to ask anyone's permission. My set was never joke-centric. It was a performance.

It's odd, how those things happen to actors. A thing where you think, "I have no idea how to do this," something will happen in your life comes up and you just get it. I don't know how you get it, but actors are pretty extraordinary, in that regard. I think it's fear that happens.

It's great to be young and insane.

Dying is a really hard way to learn about life.

I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press for even having a comedy category.

Shoot, two things I said I wasn't going to do: Cry and give air quotes,

From an art perspective, I dont know how you get better than Beetlejuice. In terms of originality and a look, its 100% unique.

Well, I think I'm not a non-believer, and I'm not a believer. But, on the other hand, I couldn't give you a good enough reason why EVP doesn't exist. I don't know enough about it, so how could I say it's not true. Plus, a person's reality is a person's reality so that's your belief system. It's all perception anyway, isn't it.

Ahhh... It's good to be young and insane.

I'm a really sensitive person. I cry if I miss a cab. I've always worn my emotions on my sleeve. I think it makes life so much better when you can talk about anything.

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.

Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.

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

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.