Michael Keaton Quotes

I was a big fan of the Tim Burton films. I really liked the character. And I remember thinking the Batmobile was very cool.

I have immense respect for Christopher Nolan for taking a character called 'Batman' - taking a comic book - and making people believe in him in a real world context.

I went and met with Tim Burton for the role of Batman. But I just couldn't really take it seriously; any man who wears his underpants outside his pants just cannot be taken seriously.

'The Dark Knight,' for me, has the same problem that every other 'Batman' movie has. It's not about Batman. I think Heath Ledger is just phenomenal and the character of the Joker is beautifully written. He has a particular philosophy that he carries throughout the movie. He has one of the best bad guy schemes.

It's about the characters, it's about the film, it's about the process of making stunning visuals and a huge, epic movie. It doesn't matter if my head was covered in a black plastic bag and I was bouncing around in a space hopper: That's the villain of Chris Nolan's 'Batman!'

Christopher Nolan's 'Batman Begins' set the bar very high for the superhero movie, as it showed that you could get a great cast for these movies and take a real filmmaker's perspective.

I'd love to do a superhero movie, like a remake of Wonder Woman.

I love the 'Dark Knight' movies, and 'Dark Knight' and the last one are well over two hours, and I could've sat there for three and a half hours, so if it's good you have some leeway.

When I was younger, I used to love Tim Burton's 'Batman.' I was, like, 15, and even then, I was aware, 'This is really the Joker's film.' It's like, the Joker just takes over, and Batman, you really don't learn too much about him.

Making movies is a hard thing, and it's slow. So you can glorify the product, but the process is difficult no matter who you are.

I can like Jack Nicolson's Joker, and I can like Heath Ledger's Joker. There's other Jokers I don't have to like.

The only Batman that doesn't need parodying is Adam West, but everybody else is fair game.

I didn't get to see Predator until halfway through shooting. It was great to get an education while I was shooting because it made me excited to be part of this legacy.

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

When I was young, 'Scarface' was my favorite film. Al Pacino is my hero. I want to work with him.

The greatest villain of all time is The Joker - he always has been, and I don't know anyone who's not going to have Heath Ledger's performance burnt into their brains for the rest of their lives.

You just can't make any movie and it will be good now. This is a really a difficult time to be in films.

I think 'Spider-Man 2' is one of the greatest superhero movies ever made.

Before we even approached this movie, the 'Fantastic Four' on its own is very unique.

Just so everyone knows out there - it's not easy to make a movie. It's really hard.

'Omega Man' is a little too tied to a specific generation and a little cult-y to me.

As a filmmaker, you aspire to want to make movies that can hopefully stand the test of time, but you never know when that will happen or if that will happen.

'Batman' was a colorful and wild ride.

My worst audition was for Tim Burton for 'Batman.'

I always wanted to play a 'Batman' villain; that was a big one for me. I may have missed the boat, but I always wanted to do that.