Michael Keaton Discusses "100% Percent Original" 'Birdman' At New York Film Festival

Michael Keaton has spent most of his career on the fringes of Hollywood even after playing such iconic roles as Batman and starring in cult classic Beetlejuice. It's fairly easy to draw parallels between Keaton and the character he plays in his latest film, Birdman.

Michael Keaton stars in Birdman.

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Birdman stars Michael Keaton as Riggan Thomson, an actor famous for playing an iconic superhero (Birdman) in a series of films, who attempts to launch a Broadway play and save his career. Edward Norton, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts co-star in the dark comedy.

The cast discussed the film with ABC before the screening of Birdman at the New York Film Festival on Friday (17th Oct.). Keaton also touched on the similarities between himself and Thomson. The 63-year-old said "Specifically, in the last couple of years, [I] started saying, 'I've got to start focusing more on not being so lazy and going after the things.'"

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