Michael Keaton Quotes

Tony Stark in 'Iron Man' helped wider audiences finally embrace the enormous talent of Robert Downey Jr.

One thing that's great about being a character actor is that a movie doesn't rest on your shoulders. If it bombs, it won't hurt my career.

My career plan at this point is 'Ice Age 5' through '10,' and even '12,' and 'Spider Man' - you know, basically I'd be Emma Stone's dad for the rest of my career. I really don't have any problem doing that.

My main point about films is that I don't like the adaptation process, and I particularly don't like the modern way of comic book-film adaptations, where, essentially, the central characters are just franchises that can be worked endlessly to no apparent point.

After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.

Everybody wants to be in the next Marvel movie.

My character in 'Batman v Superman' isn't supposed to be Japanese, but director Zack Snyder said he'd seen me in 'Wolverine' and had to get me in the film somehow. Hearing that was like music to my ears.

My first year and a half in Hollywood, I did three films. Then in 1959, I was in 'Gidget,' 'Imitation of Life' and 'A Summer Place.' After that, I was a star. It was fun.

If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things.

I don't think people are experiencing superhero fatigue. Do you hear people complaining that there are too many action movies? I think it's good entertainment.

How many superhero movies can we have? It seems like there are 19 a week. They're making money, though, and people are going to see them. So, I get it. I understand completely.

A lot of superhero sequel movies, they resemble each other greatly.

What came out of 'Ocean's Twelve' is actually great because you do one 'Ocean's Twelve,' and you're more known around the world than if you did 20 years in the French cinema industry.

I played a biker in one of my earliest films in Telugu, 'Mr Perfect.'

There were offers to do 'Tum Bin 2' and 'Tum Bin 3' but then it would have been the same kind of franchise films which I think limit an actor.

I have proved my skills as an actress who can perform both character and glamour roles and 'Uyir' would take me to greater heights.

The success of 'X-Men' paved the way, I have to presume, for Sony to make Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man.'

I got to work alongside Alexandra Shipp, who plays Storm in 'X-Men: Apocalypse', so that was really cool for me.

I want to carry a really great role in a great film.

I must say, I wouldn't turn down a superhero role, although there do seem to be a lot of British actors out there doing that.

I'm glad I'm getting to do interesting films.

'Baazigar' was the movie which initiated my drift towards acting.

I've done a lot of movies, but none of them that have blown up the way that 'Divergent' did.

My role in 'Slumdog Millionaire' was a cameo, but it did expose me to cinema and took me to Cannes. I then did 'Prague,' which was a very niche film.

My first film, 'Ishaqzaade,' did well, and I got four damn good films because of it.