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Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.

Christian Bale

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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Competition Deal Feeling Greatness Myself Necessary Watch
I never want to feel that I’m playing it safe.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Feeling Myself Play Safety
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Myself Occasion Pretend Respect Understand
I only sound intelligent when there’s a good script writer around.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Around Intelligence Scripture Sound Writing
An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Actor Big Himself Movie
We’re all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Direction Life Ourselves Way
In honesty, there are probably a lot of stories that can be told with Batman. I like the idea of him growing older and he can’t quite do it as much anymore.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Growth Honesty Ideas Myself Old Quite Story
I become a bit of a blank page in public. And that’s precisely why I like acting.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Act Blank Myself Nature Page
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Imagination Myself Person Shoes Training Try
I swear, the bigger your muscles get, the duller you are. You become fascinated with carbs and protein and ripped abs and things that are just not interesting at all.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Big Fascination Interest Muscle Myself
I would have been very happy just cruising around and enjoying the unexpected. I’ve never been ambitious.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Ambitious Enjoyment Expectation Happiness Myself
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Commitment Goodness People Work Yourself
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Boredom Inheritance Myself Parents Worst Yourself
The art of survival is a story that never ends.
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Art End Story Survive
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Commitment Live Muscle Myself Obligation Reality Time
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.
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Experience Feeling Kind Life Movie Myself Painful

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