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Christian Bale

(1974) Film Actor United Kingdom

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Christian Bale is a film actor from the United Kingdom, best known for Communist Rape of America : A Traitor's Legacy.

Quick Facts About Christian Bale

Born: January 30, 1974
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Film Actor
Notable works: Communist Rape of America : A Traitor's Legacy
Spouse: Sandra Blažić

About Christian Bale

Christian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to four British Academy Film Awards nominations. He was one of the highest-paid actors in 2014, and The Independent later named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award

Quotes by Christian Bale · Page 6

“Directors tell me I should direct because the questions I am asking are the questions that they are asking rather than the…

Directing

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It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.

Honor

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There have been many times when you spend a number of months and the finished product is not what you wanted to…

Batman begins

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I ain't the first on the list that people are sending scripts to. I'm very lucky. I've managed to put myself in…

Calling

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There are occasions when I've pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a…

Disrespectful

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Trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.

Trying too hard

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I want to do good work. I want the opportunity to work with good people, and the only way I'm gonna do…

Commit

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The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure. I…

Alarm clock

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The blue collar milieu was something that I really understood and resonated with me and I thought was underrepresented in American cinema.

Blue

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I never, in any city I've ever been in, never remember the names of streets. The longest place I ever lived in…

Cities

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You can't make something like The Dark Knight and then come out with something disappointing.

Dark Knight

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You have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things.

Degrees

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I certainly liked performing [Patrick Bateman], but it was because he thinks he's so [bloody] cool and just the [stuff], but is…

Bloody

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Well, it's embarrassing to be a star.

Astronomy

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I ain't the first on the list that people are sending scripts to. I'm very lucky. I've managed to put myself in…

Creative

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There are movies that require fantasy and slightly more fantastical acting. Lines that are good for certain movies, in real life circumstances,…

Acting

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I think there's a limited amount of planning you can do, at least in the position I'm in. Maybe more successful actors…

Able

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How serious can a movie about time-traveling robots be? You want it to be cool and fun.

Being cool

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You stick it on, you get hot, you sweat and you get a headache in the cowl. But I'm not going to…

Batman

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I think mostly it's the adventure that I will have in making the movie. That's what I look for.

Adventure

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I will never say never, but I will say never to doing the more typical romantic comedies. You know, unless I'm getting…

Comedy

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A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn.…

Attention

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As an actor, I don't feel like it's necessary to watch a great deal of films. In fact, I think it can…

Cinema

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People always say, "What do you want to do next, what kind of movie do you want to do next?" And I…

Brilliant

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'3:10 to Yuma' was one that I just kept on talking and thinking about after reading it. And I think the reason…

Clear

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