I don't want to know about the lives of other actors and I don't want people to know too much about me. If we don't know about the private lives of other actors, that leaves us as clean slates when it comes to playing characters. That's the point, they can create these other characters and I can believe them. I think if you're a good enough actor, that's the way to longevity in the film business. Keep everybody guessing.
Photo By : Anett Dan (2000)Mysterious Christian Bale
那是個虛榮且注重外表的角色。我有辦法演出那個角色的心理狀態，但是我不能假裝成為一個物質主義者。身為英國人，我寧可到酒吧小酌也不願意到健身房，所以那樣的作為讓我很不習慣。揣摩這個角色最困難的地方就是，我得不斷地告訴自己我喜歡健身，而健身真的是無聊透了。我現在相信人類的腦細胞會因為肌肉的發達而隨之減少。當我在健身房時，我得停下所有的思考，因為只要我開始思考，我就會想起舉重是一件多麼可笑的事情，我就會想起我該現在馬上跑出去喝杯小酒、抽根煙、吃頓飯。我花了至少六個禮拜的時間，跟著一位私人訓練師每天健身三個小時，在訓練期間，我吃下了一大堆的食物可是卻在拍片期間幾乎沒有進食。
[2000 年時談到準備 American Psycho 的 Patrick Bateman 的情形]
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 it's 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 (2000)]
2005 Batman Begins London Premier在好萊塢，我有太多的機會誤入歧途。當你嚐到成功的滋味時，每個人都會來告訴你你創造了新的時代。我曾過著沒有根的日子，以拍片為業，也沒有家可以回。之後，我在加州的某個海灘遇到了 Sibi，我們談了許多。Sibi 有很棒的人生觀，而且她也理解我對於電影以及人生的熱情。她是我的祕密武器。
[2008 年在記者會上談到 Sibi 如何幫他維持正面的人生觀還有幫助他在好萊塢成功]
It could have easily gone so wrong for me in Hollywood. The moment you have success, people tell you that you’ve made the big time. I’d been living a rootless life, working on films - without a home to go to. Then I met Sibi on a beach in California and we got talking. Sibi has such a great attitude to life and understands how I like to approach acting and my private life. She’s my secret weapon.
[Christian spoke to press about how Sibi has helped him keep a clean-living attitude amid his Hollywood success in 2008]
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