Christian Bale Quotes

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Christian Bale

Profession : Actor

Birth : January 30, 1974

I'm not an actor that tends to care. I don't ask 'Is this a close up? Is this a master? Is this a wide? What are you doing? If I look up and notice the camera I go 'Oh, it's a big one today, must be an IMAX.' And that's kinda it for me because it doesn't affect what I'm doing.

Christian Bale

An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.

Christian Bale

I put on weight like Santa Claus. I just get this belly that kind of extends out.

Christian Bale

Planning a career, I always find that such a tricky thing, because I don't have much of a plan, really.

Christian Bale

You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince the audience to enter into that world, whether it be actually something that you recognize from your own life or not.

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I'm an actor I'm not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or personal things.

Christian Bale

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 I'm not meant to be here representing myself. I'm happier when I'm presenting myself as other characters.

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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.

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The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.

Christian Bale

All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn't finish and maybe some old bicycle that I found lying around on set.

Christian Bale

I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them by using them for a scene in a movie. I don't want to do that. It just makes me feel kind of dirty for having done that.

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Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it's true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have.

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I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played - they're all really far from who I am.

Christian Bale

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

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If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest.

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I tend to stay in character between scenes... to be rather serious on set, but here's why, and I think people will find it surprising. I'm one of the worst 'corpses' on a movie set, which means you can't keep a straight face. You start to get the giggles and you can't stop.

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I never want to feel that I'm playing it safe.

Christian Bale

Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise.

Christian Bale

I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything good. The number of times I'm treading on that damn thing or I throw a punch and it ends up covering my whole head. It's really not practical.

Christian Bale

No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I should've done. I can always see how to do it, and then the challenge is, Can I manage that each and every day?

Christian Bale