Quotes by Christian Bale

My hope is that people will be repulsed by the character’s complete lack of ethics and obsession with consumerism – that’s what I was saying about the difference between the character’s message and the film’s message.

I have a fear of being boring.

I’m English. Our dentistry is not world famous.

There was a great complexity to my father. He was a devoted family man. But, in the same breath, he simply was not suited to an anchored life. He should have been somebody who had a backpack, an old map, a bit of change in his pocket and that was it – roaming the world.

Look, I’ve got incredible pride for my family. I’ve absolutely fallen into that cliche of a dad who could just happily talk about my daughter endlessly.

I’m an actor I’m not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or personal things.

My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.

How serious can a movie about time-traveling robots be? You want it to be cool and fun.

I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn’t have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living.

Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise.