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If you’re doing your job properly, you take the risk of feeling slightly foolish and delve in and bring out the emotions.

Christian Bale

The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Interesting Movie
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
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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Character Myself Nature Play Similarity Thinking
It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
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Greatness Honor Name Respect
Certainly I have no attraction to misery. I don’t intentionally go for dark.
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Attraction Darkness Intention Misery Myself
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.
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Actor Give Up Art Compromise Mercy People Proud Yourself
I only sound intelligent when there’s a good script writer around.
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Around Intelligence Scripture Sound Writing
It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
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Future Pursue See Wait
I have a fear of being boring.
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Boredom Fear Myself
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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Admit Movie Myself Point Reality Research
In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We’re in love with each other beyond belief.
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Beautiful Belief Beyond Life Love Marriage Myself Relationship Wife
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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Competition Deal Feeling Greatness Myself Necessary Watch
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
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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Act Important Intense Relax State Thinking
A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear.
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Attention Fade Myself Notice People
I don’t personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.
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Experience Life Myself Personal Play Scene

If you’re doing your job properly, you take the risk of feeling slightly foolish and delve in and bring out the emotions.

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