Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170611:00:26:00
>> reporter: west got typecast. >> when you wear a mask and funny tights it gets frustrating from time to time. and i was. i was turned down for a number of parts over the years, i feel, because of that. >> reporter: the other acting parts west did get seemed to vanish into tv haze. cartoons revived him. >> of course i'm batman. >> reporter: adam west played adam west on "the simpsons." then the unrelated eccentric mayor on "family guy." >> i stand behind my decision. this press conference is over. i can't see you now. i can't hear you now. you're not hear now. >> we get asked all the time do ...