Bob Kane Quotes

It took them a while to catch on that Batman would be the greatest.

Wherever you go in the world, Batman is known. Everyone has an idea of what he should be like.

Batman has been acknowledged as a legend in my lifetime.

I've always been a massive fan of Batman. He didn't have any powers, so it meant that anyone could be Batman.

For me, Batman is the one that can most clearly be taken seriously. He's not from another planet, or filled with radioactive gunk. I mean, Superman is essentially a god, but Batman is more like Hercules: he's a human being, very flawed, and bridges the divide.

I'm digging Batman. I'm digging that balance, that duality. He's always on the edge and trying to balance himself within the rules of what's lawful and justice, and being Bruce Wayne and being Batman.

I really believed that Batman had the potential to be one of the coolest guys in cinema.

'Batman' was scary.

I think Batman is a great character in that he has a lot of internalization, and his heroics come from a dark place.

You don't have a Batman without Bruce Wayne. Batman is the edge or scary image for Bruce to use.

My favourite superhero? I have a soft spot for Batman, because he doesn't have any super powers - he's just a person. And he's pretty dark.

In honesty, there are probably a lot of stories that can be told with Batman. I like the idea of him growing older and he can't quite do it as much anymore.

To me, Batman is definately Bruce Wayne's darker side. The challenge is playing it as two separate aspects of the same person. I have to create the illusion of a Dark Knight, who's mysterious and strong.

Any incarnation of 'Batman' I am delighted to do.

Batman is basically an ordinary guy who had something tragic happen to him when he was young.

Batman had a certain speech pattern that I established because he was always Sherlock Holmes-ian. He was Basil Rathbone. In other words, he was always musing about something.

People love Batman, and I would be stupid, I would be a fool if I didn't love Batman.

I love Batman.

To some degree, I don't think 'Batman' works in a completely modern city; I think Gotham has be reflective of his personality and those of his enemies.

Batman. I like the idea that if I had enough money, time, and vengeance, I could become him.

I will miss the Batman. I like to think that he'll miss me, but he's never been particularly sentimental.

So many heroes are driven by destiny. Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, they were all chosen and born to heroism. Even with Batman, it doesn't feel like Bruce could do anything else. His whole life was leading him to become the Dark Knight.

We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything, looking at Bruce Wayne and how he came to be the person that he was and how he comes to be this man that jumps around in the Bat suit.

I guess my inspiration is this - I like to pretend that every story that ever happened to 'Batman' was real and is part of this one guy's life.

I think I would play Batman. I love Batman.