Christian Bale Acting Quotations

I think it's important when you're acting to be as relaxed as possible even if you're doing something intense. You're basically in a state of dynamic relaxation.

Obviously there are times with acting when exactly what is required is just going through the motions, and when doing nothing is the best thing. But at other times, you have to make that leap beyond the immediate environment of people putting up lights on the set.

You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince the audience to enter into that world, whether it be actually something that you recognize from your own life or not.

I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.

If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest.

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

I start from scratch with each movie; I wipe the slate and I certainly don't rely on some bag of acting tricks I've amassed over the years.

An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.

I have a fear of being boring.

It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.

I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.

It's about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.