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’s the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.
More Christian Bale Quotes
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I want to do good work. I want the opportunity to work with good people, and the only way I’m gonna do that is to commit 110% – you get out what you put in.
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After the modest success of my first film, I found it very daunting to have to live with that kind of burden of expectations.
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Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.
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It’s tough to make a good movie. I think the bigger the movies are, the worse they are. A lot of big movies make a lot of money and you kind of forget about what they are and they don’t really make you think.
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The only thing that I’m obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.
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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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I never want to feel that I’m playing it safe.
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It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
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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.
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There’s nothing like boxing for getting you in shape.
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Well, it’s embarrassing to be a star.
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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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If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn’t be so adored in the slightest.
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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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Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
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