Christian Bale Quotes

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• Whatever you do, do it completely. Don't do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.

  Christian Bale

  Half

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• I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.

  Christian Bale

  Thinking, Fearless, Acting

  "New Again: Christian Bale". Interview with Graham Fuller, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 17, 2012.

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• I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.

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  Men, Desire, Center Of Attention

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• It's about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.

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  Waiting, Acting, Typecasting

  "New Again: Christian Bale". Interview with Graham Fuller, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 18, 2012.

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• The art of survival is a story that never ends.

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  Art, Survival, Hustle

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• It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

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  Who I Am, Superhero, Acting

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• It's got to do with putting yourself in other people's shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly understand them. I like the empathy that comes from acting.

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  Shoes, People, Empathy

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• Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it's true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have.

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  Cells, Work Out, Brain

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

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  Attitude, People, Ridiculous

  "Dark Star". Interview with Phil Hoad, www.theguardian.com. June 4, 2005.

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• I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.

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  Commitment, People, Insanity

  "A Nice Quiet Chat with Christian Bale" by Andrew Corsello, www.gq.com. April 30, 2009.

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• I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.

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  Sexy, Thinking, Trying

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• You either decide to take the easy way out, which means you're only going to disappoint yourself and everybody else, or you take the risk right now of being a fool, which is the only way you'll end up being exhilarated later on when you actually watch the movie.

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  Mean, Risk, Fool

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• I never want to feel that I'm playing it safe.

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  Playing It Safe, Want, Play Safe

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• I like being responsible for myself

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  Responsible, Being Responsible

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• All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.

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  Real, Giving, Tough Times

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• I always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make.

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  People, Want, Kind

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• It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Mean

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Were all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life.

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  Way, Conning, One Way

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• The only thing I would unequivocally say is that I have never had any interest in romantic comedy I just couldn't do it. I think I'd be terrible.

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  Romantic, Thinking, Comedy

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• It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.

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  Honor, Sam Jackson

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• You have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things.

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  Order, Mushrooms, Degrees

  "Christian Bale May Kill Someone Yet". Interview with John H. Richardson, www.esquire.com. November 15, 2010.

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• The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.

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  Sleep, Obsession, Pleasure

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

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  Character, Embarrassing, Embarrassment

  "Christian Bale May Kill Someone Yet". Interview with John H. Richardson, www.esquire.com. November 15, 2010.

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• I think it's important when you're acting to be as relaxed as possible even if you're doing something intense. You're basically in a state of dynamic relaxation.

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  Thinking, Relaxation, Important

  Source: collider.com

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• I feel like I'm pretty good but I don't like to toot my own horn, you know. I want to let the work speak for itself and kind of move on to the next thing.

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  Moving, Want, Next

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