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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.

Christian Bale

I think it’s important when you’re acting to be as relaxed as possible even if you’re doing something intense. You’re basically in a state of dynamic relaxation.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Act Important Intense Relax State Thinking
Essentially, I’m untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I’m going to be playing.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Imagination Myself Person Shoes Training Try
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
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Audience Feeling Fools Pretty Worth
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
What 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 BALE

Decision Kind Loose Man Run
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Big Fascination Interest Muscle Myself
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Feeling Goodness Kind Myself Work
It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
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Greatness Honor Name Respect
I never want to feel that I’m playing it safe.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Feeling Myself Play Safety
Research can be interesting, but it can be pointless as well. The realities of making a movie often are not conducive with that. I’m not knocking it. I love doing research myself, but I admit it doesn’t always add to the performance.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Admit Movie Myself Point Reality Research
I only sound intelligent when there’s a good script writer around.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Around Intelligence Scripture Sound Writing
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

Achievement End Movie Myself Old Stupid
I 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 BALE

Decision Intrigue Leaving Movie Myself People
As an actor, I don’t feel like it’s necessary to watch a great deal of films. In fact, I think it can lead to imitation and unhealthy competition, which just isn’t needed.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Competition Deal Feeling Greatness Myself Necessary Watch
A 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 BALE

Attention Fade Myself Notice People

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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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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