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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.

Christian Bale

No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn’t manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I should’ve done. I can always see how to do it, and then the challenge is, Can I manage that each and every day?
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Day Disappointment Each Other Feeling Manage Myself Occasion
The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.
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Interesting Movie
There’s nothing like boxing for getting you in shape.
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Body Exercise Shape Yourself
It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
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Definition Myself Work
I’ve had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I’m trivializing them by using them for a scene in a movie. I don’t want to do that. It just makes me feel kind of dirty for having done that.
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Experience Feeling Kind Life Movie Myself Painful
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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Destiny Famous Missing Myself World
But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn’t mind it at all. So in that short amount of time, I did actually go from 121 right back up to 180, which is way too fast obviously. And that resulted in some doctors visits to get things sorted out.
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Doctor Enjoyment Mindset Myself Obviously Sick Sort Visit
People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can’t do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man I’m flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed, but as a symbol, as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting.
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Destroy Drama Example Ignorance Myself People Symbol
Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it’s true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have.
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Body Boredom Brain Exercise Work Yourself
In terms of the romantic kind of lead, I just never enjoy those movies very much. Maybe they’ll come to interest me more as I get older. I doubt it, but maybe. Romantic comedies tend to be, for me, an oxymoron.
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Comedy Doubt Leadership Myself Romance Romantic
It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
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Future Pursue See Wait
You have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things.
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Degree Discover Order Treat Yourself
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.
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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
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.
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Attention Fade Myself Notice People
We’re all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life.
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Direction Life Ourselves Way
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
My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
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Boredom Father Himself Influence
I have a fear of being boring.
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Boredom Fear Myself
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
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.
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Decision Kind Loose Man Run
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.
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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
If you’re doing your job properly, you take the risk of feeling slightly foolish and delve in and bring out the emotions.
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Emotion Feeling Job Risk Yourself
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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Boredom Inheritance Myself Parents Worst Yourself
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 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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Commitment Goodness People Work Yourself

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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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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