we were talking about bale late last night
[12:11:58 AM] Corey: like
[12:12:01 AM] Corey: i posted this
[12:12:02 AM] Corey: <Prod>
Christian Bale weight concern
[12:12:11 AM] Corey: i dont know if youve seen this before
[12:12:18 AM] Corey: but the man is freaking ridiculous
[12:13:05 AM] Corey: and that rescue dawn picture does NOT show how skinny he really is in that movie
[12:14:28 AM] Corey: look at that picture of him in the machinist though
[12:14:31 AM] Corey: oh my god it's crazy
[12:14:46 AM] Corey: "The producers of the film claim that Christian Bale dropped from about 173 pounds in weight down to about 110 pounds in weight to make this film. They also claim that Bale actually wanted to drop down to 100 pounds, but that they would not let him go below 120 out of fear that his health could be in too much danger if he did. His diet consisted of one can of tuna and an apple per day. His 63-pound weight loss is said to be a record for any actor for a movie role. He regained the weight in time for his role in Batman Begins. "
[12:15:11 AM] Shannon: what a boss.
[12:15:34 AM] Corey: "Oddly enough, Christian Bale claimed that he actually enjoyed losing so much weight, oftentimes finding himself in a euphoric state due to the extreme condition he subjected himself to. As well he was able to deal with the very hot July and August temperatures in Barcelona much better than the rest of the crew."
[12:15:58 AM] Corey: <Prod> " Christian Bale took up smoking to help him curb his appetite when he was crash-dieting."
<Prod> he picked up smoking
<Prod> just to lose weight
[12:16:01 AM] Corey: like really
[12:16:03 AM] Corey: he picked up smoking
[12:16:09 AM] Corey: JUST TO KEEP LOSING WEIGHT FOR A ROLE
[12:16:37 AM] Corey: the crazy thing about it is that
[12:16:51 AM] Corey: bale gained over a hundred fucking pounds of pure muscle in 6 months after the machinist
[12:16:54 AM] Corey: just so he could play batman
[12:17:06 AM] Corey: and nolan told him he was too big, so he had to drop back down to 190
[12:18:00 AM] Corey: like.. after getting so low for the machinist, he said he literally couldn't do a pushup and that he had to have somebody hold him by his shirt to help pull him back up. he seriously had no muscles in his body
[12:18:03 AM] Corey: <Prod> "Christian Bale found that his weakened condition caused problems in the more demanding action scenes. He found running a particular problem as he simply had no leg muscles left. "
<Prod> can you imagine
<Prod> how hard it must have been
<Prod> to start trying to build muscle again
<Prod> for batman
[12:18:35 AM] Corey: he couldn't run or do a single pushup, but in 6 months he gained 100 pounds of muscle.. haha i mean just
[12:18:38 AM] Corey: jesus
[12:21:05 AM] Shannon: committment
[12:21:10 AM] Shannon: he's really incredible
[12:21:12 AM] Shannon: as an actor
[12:21:15 AM] Corey: this was cool though:
[12:21:15 AM] Corey: "The nameplate on his trailer for Batman Begins (2005) read "Bruce Wayne" as opposed to Bale's name."
[12:21:25 AM] Corey: #badass
[12:21:30 AM] Shannon: like c'mon
[12:22:21 AM] Corey: know what i found out- he was hand picked for american psycho, but then they decided they were going to pick leo
[12:22:33 AM] Corey: and so bale went back over there and won back the role
[12:22:53 AM] Corey: like... i cant even imagine leo as patrick bateman
[12:22:56 AM] Corey: leo's great but
[12:22:58 AM] Corey: no
[12:22:58 AM] Shannon: I KNOW RIGHT?
[12:23:09 AM] Shannon: fucking american psycho
[12:23:11 AM] Corey: nobody's more perfect than bale for that
[12:23:12 AM] Shannon: was amazing
[12:23:16 AM] Corey: nobody
[12:23:19 AM] Shannon: pretty much
[12:23:31 AM] Shannon: and i can't imagine anyone else taking up Batman the way he did
[12:23:36 AM] Shannon: in the nolanverse
[12:25:44 AM] Corey: yeah. the thing i've realized about the majority of bale's roles- all the people are fucked up. in one way or another haha. american psycho: fucked up. the machinist: fucked up. batman: fucked up. rescue dawn (if i remember correctly): fucked up
[12:25:45 AM] Corey: haha
[12:26:01 AM] Corey: he's probably the most dedicated actor i've ever seen though
[12:26:10 AM] Corey: probably by a lot, even
[12:26:35 AM] Shannon: have you seen 30 to yuma
[12:26:40 AM] Shannon: or something like that?
[12:26:41 AM] Corey: 3:10 to yuma
[12:26:42 AM] Shannon: incredible
[12:26:43 AM] Corey: is awesome
[12:26:45 AM] Shannon: THERE YOU GO
[12:26:46 AM] Shannon: lol
[12:26:50 AM] Corey: haha
[12:26:51 AM] Corey: yea
[12:26:55 AM] Shannon: its just like
[12:26:58 AM] Shannon: you can't deny his talent
[12:27:06 AM] Corey: oh definitely
[12:27:06 AM] Corey: not
[12:28:18 AM] Corey: like, i remember when there was that whole deal where he flipped out on that one dude during the filming of terminator. i didn't and still don't care because i know it's only because he gets so intense in his roles. he puts pretty much everything into them and that, coupled with having to retake a scene over and over to try and get it right, and some dude just walks by and fucks it up?
[12:28:54 AM] Corey:
Bale Out - RevoLucian's Christian Bale Remix! - YouTube
[12:34:04 AM] Shannon: yeah i agree
[12:34:14 AM] Shannon: i dont care if people think he's weird or crazy
[12:34:20 AM] Shannon: he's just amazing at what he does
[12:34:31 AM] Shannon: and there aren't many actors left that can perform the way he does
[12:36:27 AM] Corey: and i remember seeing things about his mother and sister trying to say he assaulted them, so he turns around and voluntarily goes to the police station, explains the situation, and that was that. i forget it was something along the lines of money and his mom badmouthing his wife or some shit. girls have daddy issues, so maybe bale just has mommy issues lol. but really, when you then see his comment about that kid, and him visiting the people who got shot
[12:36:39 AM] Corey: and then of course, just how fucking dedicated he is
[12:36:43 AM] Corey: you see the real picture
[12:37:38 AM] Shannon: oh i remember that whole mother stint
[12:37:44 AM] Shannon: and i knew something didn't seem right
[12:37:48 AM] Corey: i mean, nobody else in the industry would /ever/ continuously lose and gain that much weight over and over and over and over just to play a role they wanted to play. they might gain some muscle for a role, but for the most part, that's about it. and never as much as bale did, who apparently holds the record still for the most weight loss for a role ever
[12:38:06 AM] Shannon: media just likes to blow things out of proportions to break down actors and stars
[12:38:22 AM] Corey: media was probably upset that he keeps his private life
[12:38:22 AM] Corey: well
[12:38:23 AM] Corey: private
[12:38:32 AM] Shannon: pretty much
[12:38:36 AM] Shannon: plus they were probably pissed
[12:38:45 AM] Shannon: that they didn't know he was visiting
[12:38:48 AM] Shannon: until after
[12:38:58 AM] Shannon: when people were posting photos and going bananas
[12:39:18 AM] Shannon: the fact that he visited those victims, on his own, just made me so happy
[12:39:27 AM] Shannon: to know that he truly and sincerely does care
[12:39:36 AM] Shannon: about the people affected by this
[12:40:07 AM] Corey: bale quote
[12:40:09 AM] Corey: "I don't want to know about the lives of other actors and I don't want people to know too much about me. If we don't know about the private lives of other actors, that leaves us as clean slates when it comes to playing characters. That's the point, they can create these other characters and I can believe them. I think if you're a good enough actor, that's the way to longevity in the film business. Keep everybody guessing."
[12:41:59 AM] Corey: i hate to go back to leo on this, cause i mean he's a great actor, but leo does leo. like, he could never be batman. he just couldn't. but then someone like bale.. he could pull off anything, i think. it could be a total call out of left field and i'd be like "damn i wanna see that"
[12:43:49 AM] Shannon: i agree. leo does what leo does best. i don't think he ever really challenges himself with his roles because he can't. bale can. bale has nothing to lose, no image to maintain because there is none. he's a total chameleon. and he'll get you to see his movies regardless
[12:44:51 AM] Corey: this is the last quote haha (i was going over his imdb last night when we were talking about him and i remember this one too)
[12:44:53 AM] Corey: [on The Dark Knight (2008)] Many times I'll work with actors and I can tell they're thinking: 'What are you doing? Why are you going that far with it?' or 'You're nuts!' With [Heath Ledger], I could feel him going: 'I love it!'
[12:45:48 AM] Corey: which just proves more about how into the roles he gets, and how perfect those two were for tdk haha
[12:46:11 AM] Shannon: heath gets involved with his roles too
[12:46:16 AM] Shannon: no matter what they are
[12:46:22 AM] Shannon: UGH THEYRE SO WONDERFUL
[12:46:24 AM] Corey: honestly i cant really see many other movies (take out the other nolan bats for a minute) that could possibly compare to tdk