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.
CHRISTIAN BALEWe’re all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life.
More Christian Bale Quotes
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As an actor, I don’t feel like it’s necessary to watch a great deal of films. In fact, I think it can lead to imitation and unhealthy competition, which just isn’t needed.
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I never, in any city I’ve ever been in, never remember the names of streets. The longest place I ever lived in was for five years and I didn’t know the name of the next street over.
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I seek the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
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Well, it’s embarrassing to be a star.
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I always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make.
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There’s nothing like boxing for getting you in shape.
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Research can be interesting, but it can be pointless as well. The realities of making a movie often are not conducive with that. I’m not knocking it. I love doing research myself, but I admit it doesn’t always add to the performance.
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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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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 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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In terms of the romantic kind of lead, I just never enjoy those movies very much. Maybe they’ll come to interest me more as I get older. I doubt it, but maybe. Romantic comedies tend to be, for me, an oxymoron.
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The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.
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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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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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An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
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