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Christian Bale quotes

Welsh Actor January 30, 1974

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Christian Bale quote: "In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We're in love..."
In everyday life, my wife is the most wonderful. We're in love with each other beyond belief. Christian Bale
I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living. Christian Bale
And being as I'm somebody who loves movies like The Machinist, I also love going along to big mass entertainment movies. I get in the mood for all kinds of movies, and so I like to try each of them. Christian Bale
There was a great complexity to my father. He was a devoted family man. But, in the same breath, he simply was not suited to an anchored life. He should have been somebody who had a backpack, an old map, a bit of change in his pocket and that was it - roaming the world. 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. Christian Bale
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. Christian Bale
Christian Bale quote: "My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was..."
My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring. Christian Bale
Christian Bale quote: "I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers..."
I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene. Christian Bale
You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince the audience to enter into that world, whether it be actually something that you recognize from your own life or not. Christian Bale
Christian Bale quote: "If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I..."
If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest. Christian Bale
I met my grandfather just before he died, and it was the first time that I had seen Dad with a relative of his. It was interesting to see my own father as a son and the body language and alteration in attitude that comes with that, and it sort of changed our relationship for the better. 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. Christian Bale
But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not much else that can really get to ya. Christian Bale
Christian Bale quote: "I'm an actor I'm not a politician. I always kick myself when I..."
I'm an actor I'm not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or personal things. Christian Bale
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

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