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I tend to think you’re fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.

Christian Bale

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

Actor Big Himself Movie
Essentially, I’m untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I’m going to be playing.
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Imagination Myself Person Shoes Training Try
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 BALE

Act Call Finding Funny Hilarious Job Live Man
No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn’t manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I should’ve done. I can always see how to do it, and then the challenge is, Can I manage that each and every day?
CHRISTIAN BALE

Day Disappointment Each Other Feeling Manage Myself Occasion
I feel like I’m pretty good but I don’t like to toot my own horn, you know. I want to let the work speak for itself and kind of move on to the next thing.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Feeling Goodness Kind Myself Work
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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Built Character Happiness Learning Myself
I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.
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Myself Thinking Try Woman World Worst
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 BALE

Deserve Dog Enough Faith Hunt Need People Reward Time Truth
Whatever you do, do it completely. Don’t do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Dedication Effort Hard Work Inspirational Yourself
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
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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Kind Love Machine Mood Movie Myself Try
I have a fear of being boring.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Boredom Fear Myself
It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
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Future Pursue See Wait
The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.
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Interesting Movie
I like the idea of movies having a magic element. How many times have you seen an actor in a movie who you know only as the character? It’s wonderful, isn’t it?
CHRISTIAN BALE

Character Element Ideas Magic Movie Myself Wonderful
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Actor Give Up Art Compromise Mercy People Proud Yourself

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