Adam West Quotes
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All I know is that my fans have been really wonderful and affectionate.
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'Batman' was a colorful and wild ride.
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I have become convinced that everything that is classy doesn't go away.
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I've always shied away from 'Where are they now?' shows, because I've been lucky enough to keep working, and people know where I am.
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When you wear a mask and create a character, nothing will pigeonhole you faster.
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I would hate to be a bitter, aging actor.
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There were definitely times when I regretted ever being Batman.
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I like Christian Bale. I've heard he's a big fan of mine, but I certainly reciprocate. I think he's really very good.
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Look at 'Batman' - that was theater of the absurd, as is 'Family Guy.'
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Typecasting is really rampant in Hollywood, and because I played a costumed character and did it successfully, it was a real stigma.
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Oh, it's fun to be an icon!
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I'm a fan of anything that's good, especially when it's conscientiously good.
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I think it's an actor's job, if you can, to keep working and to keep using that muscle. First of all, you've got to pay the bills, but it also helps you develop.
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When 'Family Guy' came along, it was like a gift, and it expanded my fan base.
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There was a time when 'Batman' really kept me from getting some pretty good roles, and I was asked to do what I figured were important features. However, Batman was there, and very few people would take a chance on me walking onto the screen. And they'd be taking people away from the story.
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In the late '60s, there were the the three B's: The Beatles, Batman, and Bond.
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My grandfather and my father had wheat ranches, so we had quite a few trucks around and a lot of mules. Talk about horsepower - we had mule power.
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My paintings capture the humor, zaniness, and depth of the Batman villains as well as the Freudian motivations of Batman as an all-too-human, venerable, and funny vigilante superhero.
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In a very real sense, I represent pop culture in an iconic way. It's been very good to me, so anything I can do to help the fans to tumble along - it's good.
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How many actors have a shot at being a part of something that became a part of pop culture? It's been very rewarding. I'm not getting the 20 million bucks for the new movies, but at least I'm getting warmth and recognition from people wherever I go.
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When I was getting started, I was so busy just fighting my way through, and I was under contract at Warner Brothers. I did 40 hours of color television with the late Robert Taylor as a young cop.
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If you paint a picture and I paint a picture, we each want to do it our own way. And we'll stand or fall on whatever we did.
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People love Batman, and I would be stupid, I would be a fool if I didn't love Batman.
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I get called 'Mayor West' a lot in airports. I've been very fortunate to have a fan base that keeps growing, and the work gets such a warm response and humor from people.