“I want to be able to just act and never do any interview, but I don't have the balls to stand up to the studio and say, "I'm never doing another interview in my life!"” WantAbleBallsStudiosInterviews Author:Christian Bale
“You have to make an effort to be in an unprotected environment because everyone thinks you're a completely incapable idiot who couldn't possibly brush his teeth without an assistant. You have to make an effort in order to be able to actually experience the country that you're in.” ThinkingCountryAbleOrderEffortEnvironmentTeethIdiotIncapableBrushesAssistants Author:Christian Bale
“Dieter Dengler was an amazing man. Who knows what he would've been had he not ever been tested in this way? It's a question that I certainly have myself. What would I be able to do in certain situations? He came out, obviously, looking like a true hero, but he didn't go in looking like that. He was not your typical image of somebody that you would think would be the tough guy who was able to endure. His lighthearted attitude, this sort of dorkiness, and naivete; it ended up being the finest tool for his survival.” ThinkingKnowsMenWayWould BeAbleGuyCertainAttitudeSituationHeroSurvivalToughToolsEndureTypicalFinestTestedTough GuyNaiveteTrue HeroAmazing Man Author:Christian Bale
“I think there's a limited amount of planning you can do, at least in the position I'm in. Maybe more successful actors can plan more than I'm able to.” ThinkingAbleActorsCan DoSuccessfulPlansPositionAmountPlanning Author:Christian Bale
“Directors go their whole career without being able to tell personal stories and to work with a cast as talented as they are.” WholeStoriesAbleCareersDirectorsCastsPersonal Stories Author:Christian Bale
“So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that he can say, 'oh yeah - that's a great point.' And you never know; often you can help far more than you think you can, because there's so much more that he's juggling than an actor.” ThinkingKnowsHelpingAbleActorsVisionDirectorsYeahJugglingGood Directors Author: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.” WorldDifferentAbleJobsActorsActingAudienceCreatingConvinceDifferent Worlds Author:Christian Bale
