I find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job.
CHRISTIAN BALEBeing misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
More Christian Bale Quotes
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I would have been very happy just cruising around and enjoying the unexpected. I’ve never been ambitious.
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An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
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Putting on weight is easy all the way through. But after the first couple of weeks, the novelty wears off very quickly, and your body is groaning and starting to really shout at you, saying, ‘Why? Why? Why? Why are you doing this?’
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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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I become a bit of a blank page in public. And that’s precisely why I like acting.
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I only sound intelligent when there’s a good script writer around.
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But I learned that there’s a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there’s not much else that can really get to ya.
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I like being responsible for myself.
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I start from scratch with each movie; I wipe the slate and I certainly don’t rely on some bag of acting tricks I’ve amassed over the years.
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Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
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There’s nothing like boxing for getting you in shape.
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I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.
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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.
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It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along. That’s partly because I found myself getting typecast, as everyone does unless they pursue roles that are very different from what they’ve done before.
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The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.
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