An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
CHRISTIAN BALEAn actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
CHRISTIAN BALEI find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job.
CHRISTIAN BALEI 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.
CHRISTIAN BALEIt’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.
CHRISTIAN BALEEssentially, I’m untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I’m going to be playing.
CHRISTIAN BALEI seek the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
CHRISTIAN BALEI don’t think I’m like any of the characters I’ve played. They’re all really far from who I am.
CHRISTIAN BALEPutting 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?’
CHRISTIAN BALEI think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.
CHRISTIAN BALEBeing misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
CHRISTIAN BALEThere 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.
CHRISTIAN BALEIt’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.
CHRISTIAN BALEAnd being as I’m somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going along to big mass entertainment movies. I get in the mood for all kinds of movies, and so I like to try each of them.
CHRISTIAN BALEI don’t personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.
CHRISTIAN BALEMy dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
CHRISTIAN BALEIt’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
CHRISTIAN BALE