Summary of Christian Bale Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

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Christian Bale discusses his most iconic characters, revealing how he approached each role and what he learned from the experience. He discusses the pressure he felt while filming "The Dark Knight," and how playing different characters has helped him grow as an actor.

• 00:00:00 Christian Bale discusses his most iconic characters, including American Psycho and Batman. He notes that, for each role, he relied on instinct and intuition, and that music is an important part of his creative process.
• 00:05:00 Christian Bale discusses his most iconic characters, describing how playing Batman made him more willing to take risks and improve as an actor. He reflects on his friendship with co-star Dickie Eklund, and how Eklund's death affected Bale. Bale also discusses his roles in The Fighter and Dark Knight, describing the challenges and rewards of working with David O. Russell.
• 00:10:00 Christian Bale discusses his most iconic characters, discussing his approach to playing them and how different they were from his father. He discusses his experience playing Dick Cheney in Vice, and how much preparation went into the role.
• 00:15:00 Christian Bale discusses his experience working on films and how it differentiates from his normal activities as a child actor. He talks about how he approaches playing a role, noting that it's "more about being in the moment and not thinking about the consequences." Bale discusses some of his most iconic characters, noting that he enjoys playing animals and children because they are "the best actors" and don't care about the consequences of their work. He talks about the pressure he felt while filming "The Dark Knight," and how he eventually figured out how to deal with it.
• 00:20:00 Christian Bale discusses his most iconic characters, discussing how Harold and Margo embraced the challenge of playing characters with a "gothic crime nature." He also praises Scott Cooper for his work on the film.