Christian Bale
Christian Bale
Christian Charles Philip Baleis an English actor. He has starred in both blockbuster films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth30 January 1974
CityHaverfordwest, Wales
bizarre method
My method can be nothing, or the most intense, bizarre preparations you've ever seen.
opened speaking time
They've been speaking about (a sequel) from the first time they opened their mouths.
becoming character created haunting icon tombstone
Bateman becoming an icon made me resentful. It will be on my tombstone that I created that character. And I resented that character haunting me.
differences actors levels
There's a level of confidence in the actor you're working with that really helps a lot. It makes all the difference.
half
Whatever you do, do it completely. Don't do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.
dirty painful-experiences done
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.
jobs makeup thinking
I have a very sissy job, where I go to work and get my hair done, and people do my makeup, and I go and say lines and people spoil me rotten. And everyone has that kind of curiosity of how far can you go, how far can you take it. I think it's always good testing yourself.
careers stories able
Directors go their whole career without being able to tell personal stories and to work with a cast as talented as they are.
want able interviews
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!"
stars character rocks
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.
growing-up dad character
I don't think I was particularly in need of superheroes. I never had any fascination with Superman or Spider-Man or a Batman kind of character. If it happened at all, it was imagined characters that I had invented. My dad was a role model for me. He was a fascinating man. There was intrigue and entertainment growing up with him. He gave me an edict that I still pursue: “Life should never be boring.
sleep obsession pleasure
The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.
shoes imagination trying
Essentially, I'm untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I'm going to be playing.
order mushrooms degrees
You have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things.