I tend to think you’re fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.
CHRISTIAN BALEWell, it’s embarrassing to be a star.
More Christian Bale Quotes
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I only sound intelligent when there’s a good script writer around.
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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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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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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 find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.
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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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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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Whatever you do, do it completely. Don’t do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.
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It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
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Putting on weight is easy all the way through. But after the first couple of weeks, the novelty wears off very quickly, and your body is groaning and starting to really shout at you, saying, ‘Why? Why? Why? Why are you doing this?’
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I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.
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Well, it’s embarrassing to be a star.
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It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
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It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along. That’s partly because I found myself getting typecast, as everyone does unless they pursue roles that are very different from what they’ve done before.
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