Michael Keaton : (3) " In high school, I was too shy to perform. It’s one thing to get laughs from your family, to be funny at parties and in class. It’s another thing to get up on the stage. " - Michael Keaton " To say directing was a long-stewing ambition doesn’t cover it. If you cut me open, you’d see it. " - Michael Keaton " One thing my mother had a nose for was inauthenticity. " - Michael Keaton