If you’re doing your job properly, you take the risk of feeling slightly foolish and delve in and bring out the emotions.
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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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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Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.
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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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Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
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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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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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I have a fear of being boring.
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I never want to feel that I’m playing it safe.
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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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I don’t think I’m like any of the characters I’ve played. They’re all really far from who I am.
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I become a bit of a blank page in public. And that’s precisely why I like acting.
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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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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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It’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.
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I would have been very happy just cruising around and enjoying the unexpected. I’ve never been ambitious.
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