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
opened speaking time
They've been speaking about (a sequel) from the first time they opened their mouths.
bizarre method
My method can be nothing, or the most intense, bizarre preparations you've ever seen.
both clean couple elephant fights forehead man movies seeing sick
We both said we were sick of seeing movies where the fights are clean and tidy, so we made it messy, ... a welt on my forehead that made me look like the Elephant Man for a couple of days.
fiery love sexier wife
What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman. I find that sexier than anything else.
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.
talking people creative
I ain't the first on the list that people are sending scripts to. I'm very lucky. I've managed to put myself in the position with some directors, who will be calling me directly, and we're working on things and talking about things, but that's on a purely creative level.
successful thinking able
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.
attitude hero men
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.
careers planning
Any planning that I have in my career is totally accidental really.
eye different-experiences people
I never try to guess what anyone else will take from a movie. Every movie is such a different experience for each and every person. I don't like it when people try telling people what they should take from a movie. You should go see it with fresh eyes and see for themselves.
wonderful trainers persons
It's a wonderful thing when your trainer is actually the person you're playing.
track guy hell
What I like about it is that I'm not somebody who's in movies. I'm a guy who's not very good going around the track with a bunch of guys who are a hell of a lot better.
misunderstood actors i-know-the-truth
Being misunderstood is not a bad thing as an actor. I know the truth.
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!"