I don’t get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I can’t help but feel like this reduces it a little bit.
CHRISTIAN BALEAll I’ve ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn’t finish and maybe some old bicycle that I found lying around on set.
More Christian Bale Quotes
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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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I feel like I’m pretty good but I don’t like to toot my own horn, you know. I want to let the work speak for itself and kind of move on to the next thing.
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You’ll hunt me. You’ll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because that’s what needs to happen. Because sometimes truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.
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Well, it’s embarrassing to be a star.
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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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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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Nuclear apocalypse-who do you need? Actors are probably not top of the list. What can I do for you? I can pretend to be somebody who can grow you some nice crops.
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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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It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
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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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I seek the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
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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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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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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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We’re all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life.
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