I seek the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
CHRISTIAN BALEI 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?
More Christian Bale Quotes
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Planning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
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It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
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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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The only thing I would unequivocally say is that I have never had any interest in romantic comedy I just couldn’t do it. I think I’d be terrible.
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I’m English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings of my old teeth beforehand because I miss them.
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All I’ve ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn’t finish and maybe some old bicycle that I found lying around on set.
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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.
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The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.
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It’s got to do with putting yourself in other people’s shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly understand them. I like the empathy that comes from acting.
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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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I have a fear of being boring.
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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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I never, in any city I’ve ever been in, never remember the names of streets. The longest place I ever lived in was for five years and I didn’t know the name of the next street over.
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An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
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I would have been very happy just cruising around and enjoying the unexpected. I’ve never been ambitious.
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