I went backwards and forwards over it until I was 22. And then in the past few years I began to say… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
A movie star is someone people look at and go, 'I want to be like that person'. There's the responsibility of desire.… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I always figure hey, look, I'm not a rock star, I'm an actor. I'm somebody who's meant to be other people and… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I'm not an actor that tends to care. I don't ask 'Is this a close up? Is this a master? Is this… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
Look, I've got incredible pride for my family. I've absolutely fallen into that cliche of a dad who could just happily talk… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I know a lot of other actors that don't like to look at other references to their characters and things. But I… — 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 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
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… — 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
