Christian Bale on greatness
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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.
Christian BaleChristian Bale Well, it’s embarrassing to be a star.
Christian BaleChristian Bale 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.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I seek the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
Christian BaleChristian Bale Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
Christian BaleChristian Bale In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We’re in love with each other beyond belief.
Christian BaleChristian Bale 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?
Christian BaleChristian Bale People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can’t do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man I’m flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed, but as a symbol, as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I don’t personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.
Christian BaleChristian Bale If you’re doing your job properly, you take the risk of feeling slightly foolish and delve in and bring out the emotions.
Christian BaleChristian Bale 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 BaleChristian Bale 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.
Christian BaleChristian Bale It’s very easy to leave when things go wrong, but to stick around and to basically give life to a town because of everything that it gave you generation after generation after generation, that to me is what defines a true American.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people’s favorite movies. And that’s what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else.
Christian BaleChristian Bale Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.
Christian BaleChristian Bale I have a fear of being boring.
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