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.
CHRISTIAN BALEIt was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
More Christian Bale Quotes
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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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Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
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I’d love to remain a secret and still work, but I also want people to see the movies I’m in and get a higher profile because of that. I like to think that as long as you continue choosing diverse roles, you can avoid becoming predictable.
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We were incredibly fortunate to get to make three Batman films. That’s enough. Let’s not get greedy. It’s a torch that should be handed from one actor to another. So I enjoy looking forward to what somebody else will come up with.
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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.
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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 like being responsible for myself.
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It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
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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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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.
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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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I’ll find myself having dinner with people and someone will mention something and I will say I was in that situation once. Then I’ll say, forget it, it was a scene I was in. That can get to be quite confusing.
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I like the idea of movies having a magic element. How many times have you seen an actor in a movie who you know only as the character? It’s wonderful, isn’t it?
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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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