Planning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
CHRISTIAN BALEIf everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn’t be so adored in the slightest.
More Christian Bale Quotes
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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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Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.
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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?
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My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
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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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It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
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I never want to feel that I’m playing it safe.
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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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The only thing I would unequivocally say is that I have never had any interest in romantic comedy I just couldn’t do it. I think I’d be terrible.
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The only thing that I’m obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.
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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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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.
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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.
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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 have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn’t have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living.
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