I would hate to be a bitter, aging actor.

Batman had a certain speech pattern that I established because he was always Sherlock Holmes-ian. He was Basil Rathbone. In other words, he was always musing about something.

The Batmobile wasn't a stickshift, and it was a challenge to drive, believe me.

One of the most gratifying, rewarding things is when people come up, and they tell you how the show influenced their lives in a very positive way. When I do these things like Comic Con, I get people who are lawyers, judges, plumbers, carpenters, and entire families, and it's mostly for 'Batman.' But now, amazingly, it's also for 'Family Guy.'

I don't paint butter dishes, doilies, or hummingbirds in my garden. It's more raw, I suppose. But it always creates a reaction.

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.

When I got the part, I tried to remember Batman as I knew him when I was a kid - with emotional recall.

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.

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.

People love Batman, and I would be stupid, I would be a fool if I didn't love Batman.