Christian Bale Quotes
I tend to stay in character between scenes... to be rather serious on set, but here's why, and I think people will find it surprising. I'm one of the worst 'corpses' on a movie set, which means you can't keep a straight face. You start to get the giggles and you can't stop.
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J. J. Abrams is a director that I've admired for a long time, from the very first scripts he wrote - including 'Regarding Henry,' which I was in.
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The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
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When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.
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Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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I was supposed to be a doctor. I was supposed to go to Princeton. And everything I was supposed to do I didn't.
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If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.
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I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.
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As actors, we put in our best, but when people don't like a film, you have to learn to deal with it. I've learnt not to get too emotional.
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My father taught me many important giving lessons, but two stand out. First, always give as much as you possibly can. And second, give equally from among your resources - your time, your mind and your capital. These are principles I live by.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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I listen to music almost any time I'm not sleeping, 'hanging out' with specific people, or showering.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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The simple things in life make me very happy.
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India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability.
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If you do like what you do, you're cooperating and sharing.
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I want people to learn what democracy means.
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There's a lot of artists that are celebrities, not really artists.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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It's hard to look inside a person to answer a question about why anybody wants to be president. I suppose a combination of ambition, ego, and a real feeling that he could make a difference and could accomplish some things. All you ever had to do for Jimmy Carter was to tell him something was impossible, and he would usually do it.
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Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But that's where an interesting conversation begins.
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Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there.
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I tend to stay in character between scenes... to be rather serious on set, but here's why, and I think people will find it surprising. I'm one of the worst 'corpses' on a movie set, which means you can't keep a straight face. You start to get the giggles and you can't stop.
