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I only sound intelligent when there’s a good script writer around.

Christian Bale

All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You’ve said that you will commit to this part, and I just can’t live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Commitment Live Muscle Myself Obligation Reality Time
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
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
Research can be interesting, but it can be pointless as well. The realities of making a movie often are not conducive with that. I’m not knocking it. I love doing research myself, but I admit it doesn’t always add to the performance.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Admit Movie Myself Point Reality Research
I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Myself Thinking Try Woman World Worst
It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Definition Myself Work
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
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Deserve Dog Enough Faith Hunt Need People Reward Time Truth
It’s the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Audience Feeling Fools Pretty Worth
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 BALE

Big Fascination Interest Muscle Myself
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 BALE

Live Myself Name Place Remember Street
I don’t think I’m like any of the characters I’ve played. They’re all really far from who I am.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Character Myself Nature Play Similarity Thinking
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
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?’
CHRISTIAN BALE

Easy Quick Shout Start Weight Yourself
An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Actor Big Himself Movie
I would have been very happy just cruising around and enjoying the unexpected. I’ve never been ambitious.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Ambitious Enjoyment Expectation Happiness Myself

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