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After the modest success of my first film, I found it very daunting to have to live with that kind of burden of expectations.
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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I never applied to any acting schools. I don't know if that's just bad reporting, or - sometimes I just make stuff up.
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I don't get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I can't help but feel like this reduces it a little bit.
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