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It's got to do with putting yourself in other people's shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly understand them. I like the empathy that comes from acting.

Christian Bale

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Christian Bale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 30
Actor
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Film Producer
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Christian Charles Philip Bale
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I become a bit of a blank page in public. And that's precisely why I like acting.
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It's about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.
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How serious can a movie about time-traveling robots be? You want it to be cool and fun.
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