Essentially, I’m untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I’m going to be playing.
CHRISTIAN BALEI like the idea of movies having a magic element. How many times have you seen an actor in a movie who you know only as the character? It’s wonderful, isn’t it?
More Christian Bale Quotes
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I feel like I’m pretty good but I don’t like to toot my own horn, you know. I want to let the work speak for itself and kind of move on to the next thing.
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You’ll hunt me. You’ll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because that’s what needs to happen. Because sometimes truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.
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The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.
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If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn’t be so adored in the slightest.
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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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Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
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Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.
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I have a fear of being boring.
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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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In honesty, there are probably a lot of stories that can be told with Batman. I like the idea of him growing older and he can’t quite do it as much anymore.
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It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
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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 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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In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We’re in love with each other beyond belief.
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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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