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 tend to stay in character between scenes... to be rather serious on set, but here's why, and I think people will… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
'The Machinist' changed me. I learned that I really enjoy, literally, not saying a damned word for days at a time, except… — 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
I'll find myself having dinner with people and someone will mention something and I will say I was in that situation once.… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I quite like it when you're working with people and you only get to know them through the scenes that you're doing… — 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
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
