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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.

Christian Bale

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
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Experience Feeling Kind Life Movie Myself Painful
It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Future Pursue See Wait
An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Actor Big Himself Movie
My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Boredom Father Himself Influence
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
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 would have been very happy just cruising around and enjoying the unexpected. I’ve never been ambitious.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Ambitious Enjoyment Expectation Happiness Myself
I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people’s favorite movies. And that’s what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Decision Intrigue Leaving Movie Myself People
There’s nothing like boxing for getting you in shape.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Body Exercise Shape Yourself
I don’t personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Experience Life Myself Personal Play Scene
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 BALE

Destiny Famous Missing Myself World
The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Interesting Movie
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Commitment Enjoyment Insanity Myself Need People Serious
People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can’t do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man I’m flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed, but as a symbol, as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Destroy Drama Example Ignorance Myself People Symbol
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

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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