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> [There are movies where actors aren't characters but movie stars, being cool beyond belief throughout the whole movie. That is what it is. And we reveal ourselves when we act, very often without noticing. But if I can manage to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/there-are-movies-where-actors-aren-t-characters-but-movie-stars-being/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

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> [How serious can a movie about time-traveling robots be? You want it to be cool and fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/how-serious-can-a-movie-about-time-traveling-robots-be-you-want-it-to/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

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## Other authors on Being cool

## More by Christian Bale

> [I started my career without fans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/i-started-my-career-without-fans/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/it-s-about-pursuing-it-rather-than-waiting-to-see-what-comes-along/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/nuclear-apocalypse-who-do-you-need-actors-are-probably-not-top-of-the/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [I have a fear of being boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/i-have-a-fear-of-being-boring/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/an-actor-should-never-be-larger-than-the-film-he-s-in/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [There's a level of confidence in the actor you're working with that really helps a lot. It makes all the difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/there-s-a-level-of-confidence-in-the-actor-you-re-working-with-that/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/and-i-not-only-inherited-an-aversion-to-the-nine-to-five-routine-but/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/and-being-as-i-m-somebody-who-loves-movies-like-the-machinist-i-also/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/you-ll-hunt-me-you-ll-condemn-me-set-the-dogs-on-me-because-that-s/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [When it comes to films, people often don't differentiate between the message of a bad central character and the message of the film itself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/when-it-comes-to-films-people-often-don-t-differentiate-between-the/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [It's tough to make a good movie. I think the bigger the movies are, the worse they are. A lot of big movies make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/it-s-tough-to-make-a-good-movie-i-think-the-bigger-the-movies-are-the/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [Sometimes the truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/sometimes-the-truth-isn-t-good-enough-sometimes-people-have-got-to/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [There's such ups and downs. You may think that you've kind of found a spot and a groove and it seems to be working.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/there-s-such-ups-and-downs-you-may-think-that-you-ve-kind-of-found-a/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [It's about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/it-s-about-pursuing-it-rather-than-waiting-to-see-what-comes-along-2/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/people-need-dramatic-examples-to-shake-them-out-of-apathy-and-i-can-t/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

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