Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
CHRISTIAN BALEThere’s nothing like boxing for getting you in shape.
More Christian Bale Quotes
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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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You have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things.
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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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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.
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Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.
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Nuclear apocalypse-who do you need? Actors are probably not top of the list. What can I do for you? I can pretend to be somebody who can grow you some nice crops.
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I’ve had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I’m trivializing them by using them for a scene in a movie. I don’t want to do that. It just makes me feel kind of dirty for having done that.
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I never want to feel that I’m playing it safe.
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And being as I’m somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going along to big mass entertainment movies. I get in the mood for all kinds of movies, and so I like to try each of them.
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Whatever you do, do it completely. Don’t do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.
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An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
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Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it’s true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have.
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After the modest success of my first film, I found it very daunting to have to live with that kind of burden of expectations.
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I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.
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I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.
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