“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'm sure you find it fascinating. It's always interesting for everybody to look at people who've been pushed to the brink. You wonder how you would fare with that. Nobody's interested in somebody who doesn't ever really do anything. I don't have a choice in that. I will always go for those kinds of characters. Each one is a separate choice for me, but I think it's fairly natural to find yourself gravitating towards people who have done extraordinary things.” PeopleThinkingLooksKindDoneCharacterChoicesNaturalInterestingWonderExtraordinaryFascinatingFinding YourselfExtraordinary Things Author:Christian Bale
“I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.” PeopleLooksStuffEnjoyNeededCommitmentInsanityNonsense Author:Christian Bale
“I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.” LooksPlayMy OwnAnswersActingSceneLife ExperienceMy Own Life Author:Christian Bale
“I think mostly it's the adventure that I will have in making the movie. That's what I look for.” ThinkingLooksActorsAdventureMovie Author:Christian Bale
“A movie star is someone people look at and go, 'I want to be like that person'. There's the responsibility of desire. It's not something I'm interested in trying. I would fail miserably at it, so why even bother?” PeopleWantTryingLooksPersonsDesireActorsStarsResponsibilityFailingBotherMovieMovie Star Author:Christian Bale
“Look, I've got incredible pride for my family. I've absolutely fallen into that cliche of a dad who could just happily talk about my daughter endlessly.” LooksMotherPrideDadDaughterMy FamilyIncrediblesFallenMy DaughterCliche Author: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.” PeopleLooksCharacterActorsStarsRocksFiguresHeyMeant To BeRock StarRepresentingPresenting Author:Christian Bale
“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.” IfsLooksBigsCareTodayActorsAsksMastersCamerasWideLook Up Author:Christian Bale
“There are movies that require fantasy and slightly more fantastical acting. Lines that are good for certain movies, in real life circumstances, would be absolutely unbelievable things to really say, and you would look at these people like they're freaks for conversing that way. But somehow for certain styles of movies, it works, and it seems fine.” PeopleWayLooksRealSeemsWould BeCertainLinesActingFantasyStyleFineCircumstancesReal LifeFreakUnbelievableUnbelievable Things Author:Christian Bale
“I went backwards and forwards over it until I was 22. And then in the past few years I began to say to myself, OK, look, I'm not messing around. This is something I want to attack, instead of thinking, I'll just see what happens with it.” ThinkingWantYearsLooksHappensPastOver ItBackwards Author:Christian Bale
