'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 love acting, I love what we do. It's so bloody silly at times, isn't it? It's like playing dress-up, and other… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
For me any moment in front of a crowd is embarrassing, because I can't stand being in front of people. I'm probably… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
Obviously there are times with acting when exactly what is required is just going through the motions, and when doing nothing is… — 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 met my grandfather just before he died, and it was the first time that I had seen Dad with a relative… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
You get those occasional moments when you're absolutely calm, and you've just done something that would have scared you shitless earlier that… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a… — 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
But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn't mind it at all. So in that short amount of time, I did actually go… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't… — 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
