
s, in which his trademark was physical comedy
with a consistently stoic
, deadpan
expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".
Keaton was recognized as the seventh-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly
. In 1999, the American Film Institute
ranked Keaton the 21st-greatest male star of all time
.
We used to get arrested every other week — that is, the old man would get arrested.
The funny thing about our act is that dad gets the worst of it, although I'm the one who apparently receives the bruises . . . the secret is in landing limp and breaking the fall with a foot or a hand. It's a knack. I started so young that landing right is second nature with me. Several times I'd have been killed if I hadn't been able to land like a cat. Imitators of our act don't last long, because they can't stand the treatment.
If one more person tells me this is just like old times, I swear I'll jump out the window.