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 actorcharacterfigure share on social
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 attitudecharadedepend Change image and share on social
I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything good. The number of times I'm treading on that damn thing or I throw a punch and it ends up covering my whole head. It's really not practical. Christian Bale capecoverdamn share on social
I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene. Christian Bale answerexperiencelife Change image and share on social
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 actoraudienceconvince Change image and share on social
No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I should've done. I can always see how to do it, and then the challenge is, Can I manage that each and every day? Christian Bale challengedaydisappointment share on social
The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they make the final decisions. Christian Bale decisiondirectorfinal Change image and share on social
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 auditcomedydesperately share on social
If I'm not working, I really have nothing to do with it - I'm not hanging out and mixing with film people. Not that I have anything against film people; they're some of the best people around and some of the worst people around, just like in any business... they just gesticulate a little bit more. Christian Bale badbitebusiness share on social
I find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job. Christian Bale actcallfind Change image and share on social