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There have been many times when you spend a number of months and the finished product is not what you wanted to see. And 'Batman Begins' was what I wanted to see.

Christian Bale

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Christian Bale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 30
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Christian Charles Philip Bale
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