“I feel like I'm pretty good but I don't like to toot my own horn, you know. I want to let the work speak for itself and kind of move on to the next thing.” KnowsWantFeelsKindMovingNextSpeakMy OwnHorns Author:Christian Bale
“I never, in any city I've ever been in, never remember the names of streets. The longest place I ever lived in was for five years and I didn't know the name of the next street over.” KnowsYearsRememberNextNamesCitiesFiveStreetsFive Years Author:Christian Bale
“Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.” KnowsActorsBad ThingsMisunderstoodBeing MisunderstoodI Know The Truth Author:Christian Bale
“I quite like it when you're working with people and you only get to know them through the scenes that you're doing together.” PeopleKnowsTogetherScene 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 know a lot of other actors that don't like to look at other references to their characters and things. But I like it. I always look at everything, I read all the books. I read Dieter's "Escape from Laos." I watched the documentary again and again and again. I recorded it just to listen to him a lot. I just don't suffer from feeling like I'm getting caught into an imitation. I just feel like I want to steal some good stuff if it's in there.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsLooksBookCharacterFeelingsSufferingActorsStuffCaughtStealingAgain And AgainImitationDocumentariesLaos Author:Christian Bale
“I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people's favorite movies. And that's what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else.” PeopleKnowsMeanDisasterIntrigue Author:Christian Bale
“I will never say never, but I will say never to doing the more typical romantic comedies. You know, unless I'm getting audited and I'm on the street and I desperately need some dough and that's the only thing that I'm getting.” KnowsNeedsComedyStreetsTypicalDoughNever Say Never 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
“I don't want to know about the lives of other actors and I don't want people to know too much about me. If we don't know about the private lives of other actors, that leaves us as clean slates when it comes to playing characters. That's the point, they can create these other characters and I can believe them. I think if you're a good enough actor, that's the way to longevity in the film business. Keep everybody guessing.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayWantBelieveI CanEnoughCharacterFilmActorsToo MuchCleanGood EnoughLongevityPrivate LifeLives Of OthersGuessingSlateClean Slate Author:Christian Bale
“I like the idea of movies having a magic element. How many times have you seen an actor in a movie who you know only as the character? It's wonderful, isn't it?” KnowsIdeasCharacterActorsWonderfulMagicElementsWho You Know Author:Christian Bale
“I've always felt that I would rather see an actor, writer, or musician's work, rather than actually know the person. If you know too much about an artist, it somehow lessens their ability to do their work as well.” IfsKnowsWellsPersonsArtistActorsFeltAbilityToo MuchMusician Author:Christian Bale
