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All 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.

Christian Bale

I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn’t have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Attitude End Fake Live People Theory Yourself
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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Deserve Dog Enough Faith Hunt Need People Reward Time Truth
Planning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
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Career Myself Planning Trick
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
I’ll find myself having dinner with people and someone will mention something and I will say I was in that situation once. Then I’ll say, forget it, it was a scene I was in. That can get to be quite confusing.
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Confusion Myself People Quite Situation
I become a bit of a blank page in public. And that’s precisely why I like acting.
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Act Blank Myself Nature Page
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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Burden Expectation Kind Modesty Movie Myself Success
The 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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Happiness Myself Obsession Sleep
I 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.
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Act Call Finding Funny Hilarious Job Live Man
In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We’re in love with each other beyond belief.
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Beautiful Belief Beyond Life Love Marriage Myself Relationship Wife
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.
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Certain Movie Myself Stability Start Trick
I tend to think you’re fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.
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Fearless Recognition Scare Thinking Yourself
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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Attention Desire Fascination Man Myself Quiet
We were incredibly fortunate to get to make three Batman films. That’s enough. Let’s not get greedy. It’s a torch that should be handed from one actor to another. So I enjoy looking forward to what somebody else will come up with.
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Enjoyment Enough Fortunate Movie Myself
It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
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Greatness Honor Name Respect
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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Easy Quick Shout Start Weight Yourself
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
I seek the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
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Fear Fight Injustice Prey Seek
If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn’t be so adored in the slightest.
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Admire Life Myself Reality
I only sound intelligent when there’s a good script writer around.
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Around Intelligence Scripture Sound Writing
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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Avoid Different Love Movie People Prediction Secret Work
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.
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Kind Love Machine Mood Movie Myself Try
There’s nothing like boxing for getting you in shape.
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Body Exercise Shape Yourself
It’s tough to make a good movie. I think the bigger the movies are, the worse they are. A lot of big movies make a lot of money and you kind of forget about what they are and they don’t really make you think.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Goodness Movie Myself Thinking Tough Worst
I 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.
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Big Fascination Interest Muscle Myself
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?
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Character Element Ideas Magic Movie Myself Wonderful
Certainly I have no attraction to misery. I don’t intentionally go for dark.
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Attraction Darkness Intention Misery Myself

All 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.

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All 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.

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