I find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job.
CHRISTIAN BALEI tend to think you’re fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.
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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.
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It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
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All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You’ve said that you will commit to this part, and I just can’t live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.
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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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Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. As an actor, you’re giving it up, you’re at the mercy of so many other people.
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All I’ve ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn’t finish and maybe some old bicycle that I found lying around on set.
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I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.
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There are occasions when I’ve pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. Clearly it’s absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is.
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The art of survival is a story that never ends.
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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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We were incredibly fortunate to get to make three Batman films. That’s enough. Let’s not get greedy. It’s a torch that should be handed from one actor to another. So I enjoy looking forward to what somebody else will come up with.
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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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Whatever you do, do it completely. Don’t do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.
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It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
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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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