Christian Bale on attention
Christian Bale79 quotes“A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear.”
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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 BaleChristian Bale But I learned that there’s a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there’s not much else that can really get to ya.
Christian BaleChristian Bale 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 BaleChristian Bale 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.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I’d love to remain a secret and still work, but I also want people to see the movies I’m in and get a higher profile because of that. I like to think that as long as you continue choosing diverse roles, you can avoid becoming predictable.
Christian BaleChristian Bale 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 BaleChristian Bale Certainly I have no attraction to misery. I don’t intentionally go for dark.
Christian BaleChristian 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 BaleChristian Bale I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.
Christian BaleChristian Bale What the hell kind of man decides to dress up as a bat and run around the city? There’s got to be something a little bit loose in there.
Christian BaleChristian Bale An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
Christian BaleChristian Bale 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 BaleChristian Bale 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.
Christian BaleChristian Bale We are starting off with our own different characters and our own laws and everything, looking at Bruce Wayne and how he came to be the person that he was and how he comes to be this man that jumps around in the Bat suit.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I don’t get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I can’t help but feel like this reduces it a little bit.
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There are manifold tones of mental life, or, in other words, our psychic life may be lived at different heights, now nearer to action, now further removed from it, according to the degree of our attention to life.
Henri BergsonHenri Bergson Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.
ThucydidesThucydides Healing opportunities can be disguised as people who really piss you off. Pay attention because they could be your greatest teachers.
Gabrielle BernsteinGabrielle Bernstein To begin your commitment to new perceptions, start by paying attention to attack thoughts toward yourself and others.
Gabrielle BernsteinGabrielle Bernstein A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself.
David OgilvyDavid Ogilvy I don’t really celebrate fame because I get enough attention.
Nicole KidmanNicole Kidman I don’t like the idea of agents in a typical form. The idea of agents, to me, brings up the idea of a man in a very boring suit who’s not very good looking and doesn’t have much attention to style.
Guy RitchieGuy Ritchie I believe in paying special attention to every project that you do and supporting the projects you do.
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