Christian Bale

thumb|I acted like a punk. I was out of order beyond belief. I make no excuses for it. Christian Charles Philip Bale (born January 30, 1974) is a Welsh-born English actor. Quotes Batman is his hidden, demonic rage-filled side. The creature Batman creates is an absolutely sincere creature and one that he has to control but does so in a very haphazard way. He's capable of enacting violence – and to kill – so he's constantly having to rein himself in. "Bale on Batman", The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2005. I acted like a punk. I was out of order beyond belief. I make no excuses for it. As quoted in "Actor Bale speaks out over rant", BBC News (6 February 2009). Quotes about Bale I think Batman is a pretty universal character. I remember him as a child. But I think Christian [Bale] did the best I’ve seen so far, because of that tortured background of loss. The original Batman, they’re not much remembered as a Batman character – they were not used for training [chuckles]. You had to really – there was a darkness and a damagedness about his character that I think they got right with Christian Bale. Especially in the last two. But that doesn’t have anything to do with Ben Affleck. I think he’s willing to take risks. He seems to be. Michael Ironside in “TR Interview: Michael Ironside on Extraterrestrial, Batman, Dune, The Omega Code and More”, by Luke Y. Thompson, Topless Robot, (November 21, 2014) The ultimate embodiment of Bruce Wayne. He has exactly the balance of darkness and light that we were looking for. Christopher Nolan, On Christian Bale playing the lead role in Batman Begins, in StudioBriefing (12 September 2003) External links Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:Actors from England Category:People from Haverfordwest Category:People from Bournemouth Category:Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winners Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe (film) winners