Nevertheless, Kilmer shared an anecdote from the set of the third Batman film, and how it caused him to have a profound realization about the character: Kilmer tells the Times it was merely a “scheduling conflict” with his work on The Saint, but director Joel Schumacher still maintains that the actor is “psychotic.” While Kilmer was well-received by audiences in Batman Forever, he notably didn’t return for Batman and Robin as rumors of his penchant for being “difficult” on set began to build. One of those moments includes a look back at his short stint as Batman after both Michael Keaton and director Tim Burton refused to return for a third sequel. At first, the interview serves to publicize his recent memoir and an animated film that mines his lifelong obsession with Mark Twain and Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy (it’s a whole thing), but Kilmer ends up baring his soul and reflecting on his strange Hollywood career.

I don't know how they come up with this style of acting but they seem to go, 'Go to soap opera school.Just days before the world completely shut down, Val Kilmer sat down with the New York Times for a bizarre, yet profound profile that only Kilmer can deliver. Go count how many times I put my hands on my hips. I tried to be like an actor on a soap opera. It was just so huge I think it made no difference to what I was doing. The True Romance actor said: Actors like Tommy Lee Jones had designed this whole performance, and so had Jim Carrey. Val also lamented that his co-stars Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey were able to act unrestricted by their costumes, while he tried to be like an actor on a soap opera in scenes with Nicole Kidman, who played love interest Dr Chase Meridan. It was a struggle for me to get a performance past the suit, and it was frustrating until I realised that my role in the film was just to show up and stand where I was told to. You also can't hear anything and after a while people stop talking to you, it's very isolating. When you're in it, you can barely move and people have to help you stand up and sit down, he said. They actually want to be him…not necessarily play him in a movie.”

He added, “Yes, every boy wants to be Batman. Val continued: But whatever boyish excitement I had going in was crushed by the reality of the Batsuit.

Download val kilmer batmobile