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 BALEI’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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I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.
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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 something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.
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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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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.
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It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
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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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You have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things.
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Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it’s true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have.
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It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
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My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
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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 seek the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
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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 don’t think I’m like any of the characters I’ve played. They’re all really far from who I am.
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