I 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?
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?
CHRISTIAN BALEI always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people’s favorite movies. And that’s what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else.
CHRISTIAN BALEMy dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
CHRISTIAN BALEWhatever you do, do it completely. Don’t do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.
CHRISTIAN BALEBut 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 BALEWhat the hell kind of man decides to dress up as a bat and run around the city? There’s got to be something a little bit loose in there.
CHRISTIAN BALEIn 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 BALEA teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear.
CHRISTIAN BALEI always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make.
CHRISTIAN BALEPlanning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
CHRISTIAN BALEYou have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things.
CHRISTIAN BALEIt was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
CHRISTIAN BALEI’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.
CHRISTIAN BALEWe’re all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life.
CHRISTIAN BALEI like being responsible for myself.
CHRISTIAN BALEThe 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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