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Christian Bale
FILMOGRAPHY (ONLY REVIEWED ENTRIES)
Bale's rise to grown-up stardom begun when Winona Ryder hand-picked him for the role of Laurie in Little Women (1994), and although he didn't land too many great roles in his early twenties, there was never any doubt that his talent and presence would some day make him one of the most sought after leads in the business. After his fantastic performance in Mary Harron's American Psycho, Bale's offers increased instantly, and he's now set to star as Batman in the new film about the superhero.
"It was horrific. I was almost crying in interviews and running away during press conferences, pretending I was going to the bathroom and just disappearing." - on dealing with the resulting media attention of Empire of the Sun at age 13. "The character is so vain and obsessed with his looks. While the psychology of the character was something that I could perform, you can't fake the physicality. Being English, I tend to enjoy going down to the pub far more than going to the gym, so it was very unnatural for me. I just had to convince myself that I loved it, which was the most difficult thing about playing this part. Working out is incredibly boring. I swear its true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have. I found I had to stop thinking when I was in the gym because if I thought about it, I'd realize how ridiculous it was that I was pumping iron when I could've been out having a drink and a cigarette and enjoying some lunch. I did three hours a day for six weeks with a personal trainer and some time before that. I ate an awful lot during training and then almost nothing during filming." - On his transformation into Patrick Bateman for American Psycho. "The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping and, actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure. I love sleeping so much that I could do it 12 hours a day if I didn't have to turn on the alarm clock...and still, sometimes..."
American Psycho Patrick Bateman (Bale): "You're a fucking ugly bitch. I want to stab you to death, and then play around with your blood." [Just after breaking up] Evelyn Williams: "You're inhuman." Jean (Chloe Sevigny): "What's that?"
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There's
something deeply enigmatic about Christian Bale's presence, and in later
years he's made the most of exploring it. But behind the mask is a quite
regular, Welsh young man that gained instant fame when being cast (among
thousands of contestants) for the lead role in Steven Spielberg's 