We’re all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life.
CHRISTIAN BALEI want to do good work. I want the opportunity to work with good people, and the only way I’m gonna do that is to commit 110% – you get out what you put in.
More Christian Bale Quotes
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My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
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The only thing I would unequivocally say is that I have never had any interest in romantic comedy I just couldn’t do it. I think I’d be terrible.
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I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.
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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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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’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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Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
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An actor should never be larger than the film he’s in.
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I want to do good work. I want the opportunity to work with good people, and the only way I’m gonna do that is to commit 110% – you get out what you put in.
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And I not only inherited an aversion to the nine-to-five routine, but the sense from my parents that being bored and boring is the worst thing that you can be.
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The art of survival is a story that never ends.
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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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There are occasions when I’ve pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. Clearly it’s absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is.
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Planning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don’t have much of a plan, really.
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The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.
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