A movie star is someone people look at and go, 'I want to be like that person'. There's the responsibility of desire. It's not something I'm interested in trying. I would fail miserably at it, so why even bother?
Christian BaleWhat the hell kind of man decides to dress up as a bat and run around the city? There's got to be something a little bit loose in there.
Christian BaleI think mostly it's the adventure that I will have in making the movie. That's what I look for.
Christian BaleIt's very easy to leave when things go wrong, but to stick around and to basically give life to a town because of everything that it gave you generation after generation after generation, that to me is what defines a true American.
Christian BaleI ain't the first on the list that people are sending scripts to. I'm very lucky. I've managed to put myself in the position with some directors, yes, who will be calling me directly, and we're working on things and talking about things, but that's on a purely creative level. And then you go and have to deal with the financial level.
Christian Bale