Christian Bale

“Directors tell me I should direct because the questions I am asking are the questions that they are asking rather than the questions that they expect to come from an actor. I do get that a lot. But there’s a great difference between being able to stand there and make suggestions when it ultimately doesn’t stop at you versus when it does. I think my issue with directing would probably be that I am kind of a loner. I like being responsible for myself.”
― Christian Bale

“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.”
― Christian Bale