Directors go their whole career without being able to tell personal stories and to work with a cast as talented as they are.
Christian BaleArt is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. As an actor, you're giving it up, you're at the mercy of so many other people.
Christian BaleI chose to tell a personal story. When you tell a movie like this that's as emotionally charged as this is, it's a risk. As one of my great cinematic heroes, Francis Coppola, would say, "If you aren't taking the highest, greatest risk, then why are you a filmmaker?"
Christian BaleI 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