Quotes by Christian Bale

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

— Christian Bale

Wisdom

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.

— Christian Bale

Wisdom

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

— Christian Bale

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

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

— Christian Bale

Courage

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

Wisdom

My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character's complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism - that's what I was saying about the difference between the character's message and the film's message.

— Christian Bale

Hope

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

Happiness

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.

— Christian Bale

Happiness

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

— Christian Bale

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

'Batman' took 10 months to film, and by the time I stopped working on it, it took a long time before my English accent came out again. I was actually having to try for it.

— Christian Bale

Success

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

— Christian Bale

Life

A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear.

— Christian Bale

Wisdom

I have a fear of being boring.

— Christian Bale

Courage

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

Life

I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.

— Christian Bale

Wisdom

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.

— Christian Bale

Wisdom

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

— Christian Bale

Wisdom

An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.

— Christian Bale

Wisdom

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

Life

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

— Christian Bale

Success

I put on weight like Santa Claus. I just get this belly that kind of extends out.

— Christian Bale

Wisdom

I start from scratch with each movie; I wipe the slate and I certainly don't rely on some bag of acting tricks I've amassed over the years.

— Christian Bale

Wisdom