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Why the Advice Jack Nicholson Gave Michael Keaton on ‘Batman’ Is No Longer Relevant Today

Sometimes, you’ve got to take a step back to take care of yourself.

You’ve heard the old saying that what goes up must come down? Every great success will allow someone room to make some mistakes, and that’s okay.

That’s what former co-star Jack Nicholson told Michael Keaton decades ago while on set in London for Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman.

As Keaton prepares to don the mask and suit of our favorite Caped Crusader in the upcoming DC project, The Flash, the former Batman recalls the advice that Nicholson gave him. This came up during The Hollywood Reporter Drama Actor Emmy Roundtable.

Watch the whole thing below!

What advice did Nicholson give?

Keaton told Oscar Isaac, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brain Cox, and Quincy Isaiah, “In the old days, I remember I was in London with Jack Nicholson, we were doing Batman, and he was going somewhere, and he said, ‘Come along with me,’ which is an experience in and of itself.”

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Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.

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