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I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.

Christian Bale

I start from scratch with each movie; I wipe the slate and I certainly don’t rely on some bag of acting tricks I’ve amassed over the years.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Certain Movie Myself Stability Start Trick
Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.
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Faith Goodness Reward Time Truth
And 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 BALE

Kind Love Machine Mood Movie Myself Try
Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Actor Bad Truth Understand Yourself
But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn’t mind it at all. So in that short amount of time, I did actually go from 121 right back up to 180, which is way too fast obviously. And that resulted in some doctors visits to get things sorted out.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Doctor Enjoyment Mindset Myself Obviously Sick Sort Visit
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 BALE

Definition Easy Generation Leaving Myself True Wrong
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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Live Myself Name Place Remember Street
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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Actor Give Up Art Compromise Mercy People Proud Yourself
Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it’s true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have.
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Body Boredom Brain Exercise Work Yourself
My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Boredom Father Himself Influence
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 BALE

Comedy Doubt Leadership Myself Romance Romantic
Planning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Career Myself Planning Trick
I tend to think you’re fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Fearless Recognition Scare Thinking Yourself
I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Commitment Enjoyment Insanity Myself Need People Serious
If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn’t be so adored in the slightest.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Admire Life Myself Reality
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 BALE

Experience Feeling Kind Life Movie Myself Painful

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