Christian Bale on attention
Christian Bale79 quotes“A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear.”
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I want to do good work. I want the opportunity to work with good people, and the only way I’m gonna do that is to commit 110% – you get out what you put in.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.
Christian BaleChristian Bale What the hell kind of man decides to dress up as a bat and run around the city? There’s got to be something a little bit loose in there.
Christian BaleChristian Bale An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I’m English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings of my old teeth beforehand because I miss them.
Christian BaleChristian Bale And I not only inherited an aversion to the nine-to-five routine, but the sense from my parents that being bored and boring is the worst thing that you can be.
Christian BaleChristian Bale We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything, looking at Bruce Wayne and how he came to be the person that he was and how he comes to be this man that jumps around in the Bat suit.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I don’t get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I can’t help but feel like this reduces it a little bit.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I never, in any city I’ve ever been in, never remember the names of streets. The longest place I ever lived in was for five years and I didn’t know the name of the next street over.
Christian BaleChristian Bale All I’ve ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn’t finish and maybe some old bicycle that I found lying around on set.
Christian BaleChristian Bale But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn’t mind it at all. So in that short amount of time, I did actually go from 121 right back up to 180, which is way too fast obviously. And that resulted in some doctors visits to get things sorted out.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I don’t think I’m like any of the characters I’ve played. They’re all really far from who I am.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I swear, the bigger your muscles get, the duller you are. You become fascinated with carbs and protein and ripped abs and things that are just not interesting at all.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn’t have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living.
Christian BaleChristian Bale You have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things.
Christian BaleChristian Bale
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Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
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I don’t have a background in music, and I have a short attention span. If you put me in the studio every day, I’m gonna get lost.
SZASZA Divorce was emotionally traumatic for me. It was the death of a dream. I was in fairytale land, and the reality of it wasn’t so. But I don’t really like talking about it anymore, because it feels like a thousand lifetimes ago, and also it makes me look desperate like I need it for attention.
Katy PerryKaty Perry With a lot of attention comes criticism, but I’ll take that. I’m reaching all the goals I’ve set for myself, so you can’t say anything bad about that.
SaweetieSaweetie Often, we use words in a damaging way not because we are bad people but simply because we are not paying attention. No one ever taught us how powerful words really are.
Jack CanfieldJack Canfield Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing.
Sharon SalzbergSharon Salzberg Accidentally consumed five biscuits when I wasn’t paying attention. Those biscuits are wily fellows – they leap in like sugary ninjas.
Charles DickensCharles Dickens If You Pay Enough Attention, You Will See That You Are a Complete Life.
SadhguruSadhguru Comprehension, in short, means the unpremeditated, attentive facing up to, and resisting of, reality—whatever it may be.
Hannah ArendtHannah Arendt
