Much has been made about Christian Bale's pissed off rantings on set. Yes that's him on the left. And the right.
But seriously, respect. I just saw 2004 movie The Machinist (left), which Bale made right before he did Batman Begins. He lost 60 lbs on his way to becoming 120lbs for the role of the coming-unhinged machinist in question, then promptly gained all the weight back and added 20 lbs of muscle for his role as Bruce Wayne (a record weight loss/gain for any actor). Along the way, he's been tackling some of the most intense and uncompromising roles of anyone. He's not gonna be Kindergarten Cop anytime soon.
If Christian Bale were president, he would probably karate chop bank managers into lending money again. He would resurrect Keynes from the dead to be his Treasury secretary. Also there would be 0% tax and a budget surplus.
If Chuck Norris and Christian Bale ever got in a fist fight, I am pretty sure Christian Bale would take Chuck out. Along with most of the Eastern seaboard. It would be pretty epic.
