I think mostly it's the adventure that I will have in making the movie. That's what I look for. — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
Directors go their whole career without being able to tell personal stories and to work with a cast as talented as they… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
'Batman' took 10 months to film, and by the time I stopped working on it, it took a long time before my… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I start from scratch with each movie; I wipe the slate and I certainly don't rely on some bag of acting tricks… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
When it comes to films, people often don't differentiate between the message of a bad central character and the message of the… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
There have been many times when you spend a number of months and the finished product is not what you wanted to… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
After the modest success of my first film, I found it very daunting to have to live with that kind of burden… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
As an actor, I don't feel like it's necessary to watch a great deal of films. In fact, I think it can… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
And being as I'm somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going along to big mass entertainment movies. I… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
It's tough to make a good movie. I think the bigger the movies are, the worse they are. A lot of big… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I don't like filmmakers to tell people how they should react to their movies. I absolutely have favorites, and I have others… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
You either decide to take the easy way out, which means you're only going to disappoint yourself and everybody else, or you… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
If I'm not working, I really have nothing to do with it - I'm not hanging out and mixing with film people.… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism - that's what… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
“Directors tell me I should direct because the questions I am asking are the questions that they are asking rather than the… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I don't want to know about the lives of other actors and I don't want people to know too much about me.… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
Personally, I love going to see a film when you can really watch a character. If you've just read some article about… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I don't get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
We were incredibly fortunate to get to make three [Batman films]. That's enough. Let's not get greedy. It's a torch that should… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an actor -… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
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… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
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… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
There's a level of confidence in the actor you're working with that really helps a lot. It makes all the difference. — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
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… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
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… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
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… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
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.… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
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… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
Sometimes the truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded. — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
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