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 BALEI always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make.
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I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.
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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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Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
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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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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 always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make.
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It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
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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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It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
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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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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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I seek the means to fight injustice. To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
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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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I become a bit of a blank page in public. And that’s precisely why I like acting.
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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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