Christian Bale on happiness
Christian Bale79 quotes“The only thing that I’m obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.”
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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.
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