I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.
CHRISTIAN BALEPlanning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
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I never want to feel that I’m playing it safe.
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I don’t think I’m like any of the characters I’ve played. They’re all really far from who I am.
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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.
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It’s got to do with putting yourself in other people’s shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly understand them. I like the empathy that comes from acting.
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If you’re doing your job properly, you take the risk of feeling slightly foolish and delve in and bring out the emotions.
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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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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.
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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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In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We’re in love with each other beyond belief.
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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.
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We’re all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life.
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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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Planning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
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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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It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
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