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It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.

Christian Bale

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
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?
CHRISTIAN BALE

Day Disappointment Each Other Feeling Manage Myself Occasion
Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it’s true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Body Boredom Brain Exercise Work Yourself
It’s not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Definition Myself Work
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Commitment Goodness People Work Yourself
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 don’t get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I can’t help but feel like this reduces it a little bit.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Effect Help Movie Myself Open Reduce Scene
All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You’ve said that you will commit to this part, and I just can’t live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Commitment Live Muscle Myself Obligation Reality Time
Nuclear apocalypse-who do you need? Actors are probably not top of the list. What can I do for you? I can pretend to be somebody who can grow you some nice crops.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Actor Growth List Pretend Yourself
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
It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along. That’s partly because I found myself getting typecast, as everyone does unless they pursue roles that are very different from what they’ve done before.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Different Myself Pursue Role Wait
I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Myself Thinking Try Woman World Worst
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?’
CHRISTIAN BALE

Easy Quick Shout Start Weight Yourself
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.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Doctor Enjoyment Mindset Myself Obviously Sick Sort Visit
It’s very easy to leave when things go wrong, but to stick around and to basically give life to a town because of everything that it gave you generation after generation after generation, that to me is what defines a true American.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Definition Easy Generation Leaving Myself True Wrong
In honesty, there are probably a lot of stories that can be told with Batman. I like the idea of him growing older and he can’t quite do it as much anymore.
CHRISTIAN BALE

Growth Honesty Ideas Myself Old Quite Story

It’s about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.

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