Were all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life. Christian Bale More Quotes by Christian Bale More Quotes From Christian Bale When it comes to films, people often don't differentiate between the message of a bad central character and the message of the film itself. They are two separate things. Christian Bale charactertwopeople I certainly liked performing [Patrick Bateman], but it was because he thinks he's so [bloody] cool and just the [stuff], but is really such a cheesy dork. Christian Bale cheesystuffthinking 'Batman' took 10 months to film, and by the time I stopped working on it, it took a long time before my English accent came out again. I was actually having to try for it. Christian Bale monthstryinglong You get those occasional moments when you're absolutely calm, and you've just done something that would have scared you shitless earlier that day, and you've just done it like it was nothing. I find that very relaxing. Christian Bale calmscareddone There have been many times when you spend a number of months and the finished product is not what you wanted to see. And 'Batman Begins' was what I wanted to see. Christian Bale monthswantednumbers Obviously there are times with acting when exactly what is required is just going through the motions, and when doing nothing is the best thing. But at other times, you have to make that leap beyond the immediate environment of people putting up lights on the set. Christian Bale actinglightpeople Well, it's embarrassing to be a star. Christian Bale embarrassingwellsstars How serious can a movie about time-traveling robots be? You want it to be cool and fun. Christian Bale robotsmoviefun I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played. They're all really far from who I am. Christian Bale who-i-amcharacterthinking 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. Christian Bale musicianactorsartist After the modest success of my first film, I found it very daunting to have to live with that kind of burden of expectations. Christian Bale kindexpectationsfirsts There's nothing like boxing for getting you in shape. Christian Bale boxingshapes 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. Christian Bale rocksstarscharacter I won't kill you but I don't have to save you. Christian Bale batman-movie My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism - that's what I was saying about the difference between the character's message and the film's message. Christian Bale differencescharacterpeople 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. Christian Bale typicalcomedyneeds 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. Christian Bale creativetalkingpeople Directors go their whole career without being able to tell personal stories and to work with a cast as talented as they are. Christian Bale careersstoriesdirectors It was always that I finished one movie and then had no idea what I was doing. 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. Christian Bale planningsuccessfulthinking 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, yes, who will be calling me directly, and we're working on things and talking about things, but that's on a purely creative level. And then you go and have to deal with the financial level. Christian Bale luckycreativepeople
