Adam West Quotes
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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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I'm interested in film - any aspect - acting, directing, writing.
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There were definitely times when I regretted ever being Batman.
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When you wear a mask and create a character, nothing will pigeonhole you faster.
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All I know is that my fans have been really wonderful and affectionate.
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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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I'm very lucky. I do voiceovers, 'Family Guy,' on and on, and quite frankly, I'm one of the luckiest actors in the world. I was able to create a character who became iconic.
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Oh, it's fun to be an icon!
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In the late '60s, there were the the three B's: The Beatles, Batman, and Bond.
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Look at 'Batman' - that was theater of the absurd, as is 'Family Guy.'
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I'm a fan of anything that's good, especially when it's conscientiously good.
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When 'Family Guy' came along, it was like a gift, and it expanded my fan base.
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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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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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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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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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I am a private person. I don't need a lot of company. And I find it really, really difficult to talk about myself.
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Favorite Bat-gadget was probably the Batboat, because it was fun to get out on the ocean and run that thing around at high speed.
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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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People love Batman, and I would be stupid, I would be a fool if I didn't love Batman.
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I did a character called Captain Q for Nestle's Quik. Those commercials were kind of funny.
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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.