It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
CHRISTIAN BALESometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.
More Christian Bale Quotes
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In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We’re in love with each other beyond belief.
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There’s nothing like boxing for getting you in shape.
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I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people’s favorite movies. And that’s what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else.
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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.
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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.
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Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
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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.
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After the modest success of my first film, I found it very daunting to have to live with that kind of burden of expectations.
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The only thing I would unequivocally say is that I have never had any interest in romantic comedy I just couldn’t do it. I think I’d be terrible.
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Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. As an actor, you’re giving it up, you’re at the mercy of so many other people.
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I become a bit of a blank page in public. And that’s precisely why I like acting.
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Planning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
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I always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make.
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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.
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My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
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