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Post by Tuulia on Jul 30, 2017 3:03:45 GMT
Tom Hardyfrom Tom Hardy Talks Bane, empireonline.com - link doesn't work From the production notes for The Dark Knight Rises: source
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Post by Tuulia on Jul 30, 2017 16:19:32 GMT
Ok, gotta add at least one from Nolan, particularly for that first sentence: Christopher Nolan (when asked about the difference working with CB when he's in or out of costume)
videoIn a character sense, Christian is one of these guys who is very easily able to just switch in and out of character when called for, so the directing of him is very much the same. But who he appears to be when he's wearing that, and how he affects the crew around him and everything is very different when he has the costume when he steps out. There's a palpable sense of energy and excitement when he's in costume stepping onto the set. It's really a pretty remarkable thing. -------------------- Anne HathawayI had so much fun working with Christian Bale. He’s quick to laugh and have a good time, but he’s also so solid. He’s the kind of actor that raises your game. I would have played a footstool in this movie, but it was pretty cool to play such a wonderful character. (the link used to be www.flicksandbits.com/2012/07/13/anne-hathaway-interview-for-the-dark-knight-rises/28413/I'm sure there's a video somewhere, but not finding it...) I loved working on this movie because, as I said, even though we were working on characters from a comic book, everybody took it so seriously, they took their craft so seriously. Sometimes on movies I’ve been made to feel like my acting process was maybe a little bit indulgent or pretentious, and on this movie it was completely supported, embraced and encouraged. And I think that’s because Christian has such a great process and Chris was so happy with Christian’s results. First of all, he is an amazing actor, but also he’s had three films to really get inside this character. Where he’s able to go in this film defies the imagination. He’s impressive, but he’s also vulnerable, he makes you feel for him so much. I think it’s a masterful performance and I felt really lucky to be acting opposite him in as many scenes as I was. I know this sounds weird, because there shouldn’t be degrees of authenticity, but he’s a deeply authentic person, very, very much himself, one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. And he's such a love. I loved him instantly and I still do, I think he's adorable. And he’s just such a great, great, great, great actor. Every day was a privilege. I like him so much as a person it's hard for me to separate who he is as a person from who he is as an actor. Actually they both have something in common, which is he's totally honest. And he's a good person and he's a really smart person and a very original thinker. So the ideas he's coming up with, they're deeply truthful, totally original, like really outside the box. He's really outside the box thinker as a person. So you feel really relaxed and you have a great time with him between takes and then all of a sudden all of that energy gets focused and that's inspiring and you go along with that. (the link used to be edition.cnn.com/video/2012/07/10/sbt-catwoman-dishes-purrfect-co-star-bale ) [asked if they can just go out or if they get hassled in public] video - BBC Radio 1 I look at someone like Christian, and I mean god, out of everyone in this, he is Batman. It doesn't seem like his life has changed very much for it. He's just as private as ever and leads a really contained life. So there's certainly hope out there that it needn't change anything. He's lighting the path ahead.
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Post by Tuulia on Jul 30, 2017 17:13:28 GMT
Marion Cotillard
Q: There's an incredible ensemble cast as well here in this film. Was there anyone in particular that you were most looking forward to meeting for the first time?
A: Well, it was not for the first time, because we had this 10-second, not even 10-second scene in Public Enemies, with Christian Bale. He's one of my favourite actors. The way he's committed to his work, and how deep he goes into the character makes him very special, so I really looked forward to work with him.
Q: Was there a favourite moment that you had during the filming as well?
A: I loved working with Christian and Tom, we had a lot of fun. And I loved that I felt like a little girl the first time I saw the Batman.
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Post by Tuulia on Jul 30, 2017 18:16:58 GMT
Matthew Modine
It was a really fun shoot. I saw Christian without the bat cowl. He took it off and his eyes were painted like a raccoon's, and he said I'm gonna have to kill you now that you've seen me without the [cowl]. He was really cool. Christian is a real gentleman and a pleasure to work with.
Matthew Modine on The Sam Roberts Show:
SR: As an actor, what do you prefer? You like a movie like Full Metal Jacket that is so gritty, reality-based, this-is-actually-happening-to-people, or something like Batman where it's completely fantasy-based?
MM: As an actor you play them both with the same intensity and belief. You have to say "Batman"... you know, "Batman's around the corner" and, you know, there's something ridiculous about that. Gary Oldman and I had a lot of conversations about the things that we have to say, because it's stuff that's based on comic book. So finding that reality of saying something so big and dramatic with the same kind of... It has to have a certain size, because it's Batman. If you don't give it proper respect and belief, you fail. And if you give it too much, it's over the top...
SR: You don't need to get cartoon-y about it, you need people to actually believe that there is a Batman.
MM: Yeah. It's a dangerous fence to walk, because it's easy to go over the top, and it's really easy to underplay and be boring. Finding that... And Gary Oldman does it brilliantly. I think Christian Bale's Batman is fantastic. Finding that voice, that "I'm Batman" voice...
SR: And it takes a lot of confidence to do it, too, because he knows what he's doing, but he also knows that people are now cartoonizing his Batman voice. Like, his Batman voice is the go-to Batman impression now.
MM: Yeah, yeah... I saw him without the cowl on, because, you know, he can't sit down when he's in the Batman armor outfit, and I walked into a room and he had it off, and you know he paints his eyes black, because it would look weird if you could see the flesh underneath it, so it made him appear a little bit like a raccoon. And he knows that looks kinda silly and ridiculous. When I came into the room, he said "Matthew, now that you've seen me without the cowl on, I'm going to have to kill you." So it was nice to hear his sense of humour and... He's a good guy, Christian. There's that really famous eruption that he had on a set...
SR: I was gonna say - any giant eruptions from him?
MM: You know, the guy works more than any actor I've ever worked with, he just goes from picture to picture to picture...
SR: And not only does he do it, but he does it, like... he invests his whole being into it.
MM: He does it in an extreme way, physically and mentally. I would compare him to Daniel Day-Lewis that way, who only works once every 3, 4, 5 years, because I think it takes a tremendous emotional toll on Daniel the way that he commits himself to a role. Christian works much more, and putting yourself through that, and investing yourself into the character so deeply...
SR: And does he stay in character, like, does he - obviously he finds some humour, so he's not just being Batman when you see him with the raccoon eyes, but does he keep the voice and does he maintain at least some semblance to the character?
MM: I wouldn't say that Christian Bale does that. What I would say is that what he does is keep to himself to protect his journey as an actor.
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Post by Tuulia on Aug 8, 2017 12:37:24 GMT
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Post by Tuulia on Aug 8, 2017 17:05:15 GMT
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Post by Tuulia on Aug 15, 2017 20:38:57 GMT
Sam Worthington source - Collider, May 19, 2009 source - Metro, 28 Sep 2011***** Bryce Dallas Howardsource - NerdSociety Feb 4, 2009source - SheKnows May 19, 2009source - BlackBook, May 22, 2009 audio at Cinemablend: Christian is a very generous actor and was always, always, always looking out for my character. [---] He was so protective of a, you know... I think he's a feminist in his own right, he has a very powerful strong wife, and a daughter, and I really appreciated that. I found him to be really chill. He's definitely focused. He's not there to kind of mess around. But, like, when people will call him intense, I feel like that implies a self-obsessed way of working, and he couldn't be further from that. He's really generous, and he's thoughtful and kind, sweet and funny. He's a very, very gentle person to work with. And a great listener. Such a great listener. I had a very comfortable rapport with him. I didn't really see him like stay in character or anything. ***** Anton Yelchin
source - The Guardian, 2 June 2009
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Post by Tuulia on Aug 15, 2017 21:19:41 GMT
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Post by Tuulia on Sept 2, 2017 0:15:38 GMT
Scott Cooperfrom Variety Playback with Kristopher Tapley Ep38 - Scott Cooper/"Hostiles" full audio here
SC: ...and working again with Christian who is one of my closest friends made it all the more worthwhile. [...] KT: Speaking of Christian, he's set for a tribute this weekend at the festival, much deserved. I think it's a big coup for the festival, actually. He doesn't do those things too often. SC: No, no, he doesn't. Christian is... probably the least selfish - and I'm not just saying this because he's my closest friend - but he's the least selfish actor I've ever worked with. He's a lot like Jeff Bridges in fact, where the less you see of these men in public the more likely you are going to believe what you see on screen. You don't see Christian doing television ads, you don't see him - unless the paparazzi become very crafty - in any of these magazines. He tries not to be photographed. He lives a very private life. He's a wonderful husband and father and he's solely devoted to his family and to his work. So I was surprised that he was open to celebrating his career, because he... He's still so young, though he's been working for 30 years. But he doesn't normally like to call attention to himself, he likes his parts to speak for himself. I'm just happy that they're honoring his work, because he is, for my ten bucks, the best actor working. KT: Well, talk about how that relationship sparked. After Furnace you guys were looking for something else to do together. Obviously, as you say, you are close friends now, so what sparked that relationship both... you've spoken to professionally, I think, your admiration for him is clear, but as for personally, how does that relationship spark on that set? SC: Well, interestingly people often say to me "Wow, he must be extremely intense to work with, or just to hang around with," people tend to be somewhat intimidated by Christian, but he couldn't be a lighter guy, he has a great sense of humor, he's very funny, not afraid to make fun of himself. All of these are of course things that people don't see, because he's so private. So I know this deeply humanistic side of Christian. And I kind of tasked myself, stupidly, with writing for actors without even knowing them. I wrote Crazy Heart for Jeff Bridges, I had never met Jeff, and just through a fate of luck was able to get him to play the part of Bad Blake. And I wrote Out Of The Furnace for Christian. Long admired Christian, and thought that he was the only guy to embody this, and thankfully he said yes. And I like to see actors in ways that you rarely see them. And I hope that together Christian and I have shown a side of him in Out Of the Furnace that people hadn't quite seen before. And I think that can speak for his part in Hostiles. Great range. Fully embodies the character. There are few actors that you see on screen that you really believe can do what you see them do. Christian, there's no question. KT: The naturalism that's organic. SC: Yeah. What you see him do, the way he rides the horse to way he moves into battle, the way that he takes care of his men, or Rosamund Pike, young widow whom he meets on the trail. Because I know Christian as a deeply, deeply humanistic person, and there is a sense of trust there that's critical for an actor and a director, but when you're as close as friends as we are, there's a sense of trust that Christian knows that I will only show him in the light that he intends and I intend, and in a way that will fully embellish the character in a way that I perhaps didn't write, and that's what great actors do. They take writing, whether it's good or not, and they completely elevate it, and Christian does that with every moment, and I know that he's gonna do that. And there's just a sense of trust that we have as close friends that comes from spending countless hours together when we aren't working. Our families have vacationed together, we have spent a lot of time together as families, and it certainly makes the work that much richer. And certainly... Another thing I learned from Jeff Bridges is that it is not the result of the film, how it does at the box office that really means a lot to me. It's certainly not the awards or those sort of things. It's the experience that you've had, and I've had two incredible experiences with Christian that will not be easily surpassed. [...] SC: ...I remember Sam (Shepard) coming to me once after a scene with Christian, and Sam saying " Wow, that guy is good." I said "Yes, Sam, he is."
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Post by Tuulia on Sept 2, 2017 1:01:18 GMT
Apologies for forgetting that last bit. Continued listening and added it then.
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Post by ripley on Sept 10, 2017 21:20:31 GMT
Melisa Leo at TIFF2017 about CB as Dick Cheney Why did The journalist ask her ? \ 🙄
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Post by Tuulia on Sept 11, 2017 1:00:11 GMT
Maybe there was context to it - that clip is very short. But also, she has worked with both Bale and McKay, so it's not a crazy question to ask in that light even without further context.
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Post by The Low Dweller on Sept 18, 2017 20:41:00 GMT
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Post by The Low Dweller on Nov 3, 2017 14:44:21 GMT
mary harron mentioned todd haynes praising bale. it's a secondhand source but still worth noting, i think. mary harron in the same interview: www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/alias-grace-margaret-atwood-mary-harron-interviewwould be great to see haynes and bale work with each other a third time. bale was rumored to have been offered the lead role in a film haynes was developing but i'm not sure if that project is still going to happen.
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Post by Tuulia on Nov 4, 2017 0:57:54 GMT
I'd also love to see them work with each other again. They enjoyed working together and there's mutual respect, so I remain optimistic.
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