I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them by using them for a scene in… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
There was a great complexity to my father. He was a devoted family man. But, in the same breath, he simply was… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I really do get a kick out of acting when it's done really well. When there's a feeling on the set and… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
Were all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life. — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring. — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I don't think I was particularly in need of superheroes. I never had any fascination with Superman or Spider-Man or a Batman… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
It's very easy to leave when things go wrong, but to stick around and to basically give life to a town because… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We're in love with each other beyond belief. — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
There are movies that require fantasy and slightly more fantastical acting. Lines that are good for certain movies, in real life circumstances,… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I want to be able to just act and never do any interview, but I don't have the balls to stand up… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene. — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest. — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene. For me, that's some kind… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
When I imagined my life, I always thought I'd be in my mid-30s before I felt capable of marrying. But I suddenly… — 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
