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31.10.2007
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On playing Batman: "At first, I was somewhat hesitant to do the role. I mean, after all, Batman is an icon. But I remember, as clear as day, being at the grocery store the day the movie opened, and this little boy saw me. He couldn't have been more than five years old. He just walked right up to me and hugged me. He hugged me, and I was so moved by it that I hugged him back. Then he looked up at me and said "You're my hero." And in that moment, I knew that not only as an actor that I had done my job, but that I had made the right decision to play Batman. And I've never looked back on my the decision to play Batman since."
"I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played - they're all really far from who I am. Plus, I usually use an accent, and when I change my voice I change everything about myself - my body language, my attitude, my expressions. But in Metroland, I used my own accent and a lot of my own expressions, so when I was watching that film I was thrown a little. It just seemed like me."
Clippping from an unknown magazine
"If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest."
Christian revealing his true self to E!Online
"I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do. What I love about my wife is that she's a really strong-minded, stubborn, fiery woman. I find that sexier than anything else."
Clippping from an unknown magazine
"I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around."
US, July 22, 2002
"I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings of my old teeth beforehand because I miss them."
"My method can be nothing, or the most intense, bizarre preparations you've ever seen."
On finding a character, Empire, June 2001
Do you ever doubt yourself as an actor, and if so, how do you deal with this?
Of course everyone goes through hard times of doubt in all professions, and it is hard to deal with, naturally. The most important thing is to stay focused and keep your morale up. Alternatively, I get myself drunk and do silly dances around the pool with my dog.
E!Online Starboards
"I didn't look at the script and think, `Oh my God, I get a chance to lose weight for this movie. Yes!' That would have been moronic. It was a matter of me liking the script so much that I wanted to achieve what I felt was necessary."
Christian Bale, who lost 63 pounds for his role in "The Machinist."