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Christian Bale

I will never say never, but I will say never to doing the more typical romantic comedies. You know, unless Im getting audited and Im on the street and I desperately need some dough and thats the only thing that Im getting. – Christian Bale

The only thing I would unequivocally say is that I have never had any interest in romantic comedy I just couldnt do it. I think Id be terrible. – Christian Bale

And being as Im 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

In terms of the romantic kind of lead, I just never enjoy those movies very much. Maybe theyll come to interest me more as I get older. I doubt it, but maybe. Romantic comedies tend to be, for me, an oxymoron. – Christian Bale

I like the idea of movies having a magic element. How many times have you seen an actor in a movie who you know only as the character? Its wonderful, isnt it? – Christian Bale

I dont get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I cant help but feel like this reduces it a little bit. – Christian Bale

I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some peoples favorite movies. And thats what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else. – Christian Bale

Essentially, Im untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person Im going to be playing. – Christian Bale

My hope is that people will be repulsed by the characters complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism – thats what I was saying about the difference between the characters message and the films message. – Christian Bale

Im English. Our dentistry is not world famous. – Christian Bale

Im an actor Im not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or personal things. – Christian Bale

Look, Ive got incredible pride for my family. Ive absolutely fallen into that cliche of a dad who could just happily talk about my daughter endlessly. – Christian Bale

I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesnt have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living. – Christian Bale

I have a fear of being boring. – Christian Bale

My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring. – Christian Bale

How serious can a movie about time-traveling robots be? You want it to be cool and fun. – 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

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

Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. – Christian Bale

One of the places where we lived when I was growing up had this big wood out the back. And starting when I was about 8, I used to enjoy just walking alone through the wood late. Eleven p.m. Midnight. Later. – Christian Bale