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title: "4 Fascinating Quotes By Christian Bale"
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> [I don't think I was particularly in need of superheroes. I never had any fascination with Superman or Spider-Man or a Batman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/i-don-t-think-i-was-particularly-in-need-of-superheroes-i-never-had/)

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

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> [I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/i-find-something-fascinating-about-the-quiet-man-in-the-background/)

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

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> [I find people endlessly fascinating. As long as you can do that, each project seems like something new. Bumping into Mark Wahlberg…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/i-find-people-endlessly-fascinating-as-long-as-you-can-do-that-each/)

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

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> [I'm sure you find it fascinating. It's always interesting for everybody to look at people who've been pushed to the brink. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/i-m-sure-you-find-it-fascinating-it-s-always-interesting-for/)

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

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## Other authors on Fascinating

## 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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