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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 Bale

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 BALE

Commitment Goodness People Work Yourself
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 BALE

Attitude End Fake Live People Theory Yourself
It’s tough to make a good movie. I think the bigger the movies are, the worse they are. A lot of big movies make a lot of money and you kind of forget about what they are and they don’t really make you think.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Goodness Movie Myself Thinking Tough Worst
There are occasions when I’ve pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. Clearly it’s absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Myself Occasion Pretend Respect Understand
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Feeling Goodness Kind Myself Work
If you’re doing your job properly, you take the risk of feeling slightly foolish and delve in and bring out the emotions.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Emotion Feeling Job Risk Yourself
Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Actor Bad Truth Understand Yourself
I tend to think you’re fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Fearless Recognition Scare Thinking Yourself
It’s very easy to leave when things go wrong, but to stick around and to basically give life to a town because of everything that it gave you generation after generation after generation, that to me is what defines a true American.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Definition Easy Generation Leaving Myself True Wrong
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Comedy Interest Myself Romantic Terrible Thinking
I 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?
CHRISTIAN BALE

Character Element Ideas Magic Movie Myself Wonderful
I become a bit of a blank page in public. And that’s precisely why I like acting.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Act Blank Myself Nature Page
I think it’s important when you’re acting to be as relaxed as possible even if you’re doing something intense. You’re basically in a state of dynamic relaxation.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Act Important Intense Relax State Thinking
Planning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Career Myself Planning Trick
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Actor Give Up Art Compromise Mercy People Proud Yourself
In terms of the romantic kind of lead, I just never enjoy those movies very much. Maybe they’ll come to interest me more as I get older. I doubt it, but maybe. Romantic comedies tend to be, for me, an oxymoron.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Comedy Doubt Leadership Myself Romance Romantic

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.

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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.

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