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 BALEAfter 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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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.
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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.
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I seek the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
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If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn’t be so adored in the slightest.
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Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
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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.
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It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
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It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
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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.
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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.
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Planning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
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I don’t personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.
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We’re all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life.
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I start from scratch with each movie; I wipe the slate and I certainly don’t rely on some bag of acting tricks I’ve amassed over the years.
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In honesty, there are probably a lot of stories that can be told with Batman. I like the idea of him growing older and he can’t quite do it as much anymore.
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