Christión

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Biography

The mid-’90s R&B scene often were a push and pull between two different varieties of artists: rappers with hip-hop productions, and soul-influenced vocalists with hip-hop productions. The Bay Region duo Christión had been mostly of the non-rapping functions with the smart productions from the better rap serves. Their first one, “Filled with Smoke,” made an appearance in 1996 on Roc A Fella Information, getting Christión a agreement with Def Jam because of their debut record, 1997’s Ghetto Cyrano.

Quick Facts

Full Name Christión

IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm0000288

Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000123515

Music Songs Full of Smoke, Bring Back Your Love, Your Love, I Wanna Get Next To You, Anything Goes, Soon, The Ghetto, Come To Me, Midnight X-ta-C, Face Like Yours, Pimp This Love, Where I'm From, Tonight, Just Leave Your Love, Intro, My Reason, Let 'Em Know, It's Gonna Rain, Slow Motion featuring Ezra & Allen Anthony, Broken Streets, Presidential Suite, Just Move featuring Bikram Singh, I've Grown, Save My Baby, Crazy Close, No Place, Do Ya Dance!, Hustlin', Where Yo Girlfriend At?, Grandma's Grove featuring Allen Anthony, Farrah, Blackmail

Albums Ghetto Cyrano, Project Plato, Let 'Em Know / I've Grown

#	Fact
1	He was considered for the role of Norman Bates in Psycho (1998) before Vince Vaughn was cast.
2	Friends with Dark Knight Trilogy cast: Michael Caine, Katie Holmes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cottilard and Aaron Eckhart.
3	He turned down the role of Bryan Woodman in Syriana (2005), as he was busy filming The New World (2005).
4	He was originally cast as George W. Bush in W. (2008). He spent months researching for the role, but dropped out after he was not satisfied with the prosthetic makeup tests. Josh Brolin replaced him.
5	He was considered for the role of Pvt/LCpl Anthony Swofford in Jarhead (2005) that went to Jake Gyllenhaal.
6	He was originally cast as Rob Hall in Everest (2015), but dropped out in favour of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014).
7	He was considered for the role of Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) that went to Matt Damon.
8	He was considered for the role of Adrian Doyle Pryce/The Stranger in Oldboy (2013) that went to Sharlto Copley.
9	He was originally cast as Neil in To the Wonder (2012), but dropped out. Ben Affleck replaced him.
10	He was considered to play Norman Bates in Psycho (1998) that went to Vince Vaughn.
11	He was going to star in Steve Jobs (2015) with David Fincher directing.
12	He was considered for the lead role in Robin Hood (2010) that went to Russell Crowe.
13	Contrary to popular belief, he didn't audition for the role of Robin/Dick Grayson in Batman Forever (1995). He said, "I'd never have auditioned to be bloody Robin".
14	He turned down the role of Leo Demidov in Child 44 (2015) that went to Tom Hardy.
15	He turned down the lead role in Noah (2014) in favour of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014).
16	He auditioned for the role of Detective Jake Hoyt in Training Day (2001) that went to Ethan Hawke.
17	He was considered for the role of Brian O'Connor in The Fast and the Furious (2001) that went to Paul Walker.
18	He auditioned for the role of Mercutio in Romeo + Juliet (1996) that went to Harold Perrineau.
19	He was considered for the role of Napoleon Solo in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) that went to Henry Cavill.
20	He was considered for the role of Will Atenton / Peter Ward in Dream House (2011) that went to Daniel Craig.
21	As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Fighter (2010), American Hustle (2013) and The Big Short (2015). These films also earned him Academy Award nominations, winning for The Fighter.
22	He gained 43 pounds for his role as Irving Rosenfeld in American Hustle (2013).
23	One of his favorite movies of all time is Beverly Hills Ninja (1997).
24	He won an Oscar for playing Dickie Eklund in The Fighter (2010), making him one of 17 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2015). The other sixteen actors and their respective performances are: Spencer Tracy for playing Father Edward Flanagan in Boys Town (1938), Gary Cooper for playing Alvin C. York in Sergeant York (1941), Patty Duke for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962), Jason Robards for playing Ben Bradlee in All the President's Men (1976), Robert De Niro for playing Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980), Sissy Spacek for playing Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)_, Jeremy Irons for playing Claus Von Bullow in Reversal of Fortune (1990), Susan Sarandon for playing Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking (1995), Geoffrey Rush for playing David Helfgott in Shine (1996), Julia Roberts for playing Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich (2000), Jim Broadbent for playing John Bayley in Iris (2001), Helen Mirren for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), Sandra Bullock for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side (2009), Melissa Leo for playing Alice Eklund-Ward in The Fighter (2010), Meryl Streep for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011) and Eddie Redmayne for playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014).
25	Has a habit of starring with a host of Australia's biggest actors including Hugh Jackman (The Prestige (2006)), Cate Blanchett (I'm Not There. (2007)), Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight (2008)), Nicole Kidman (The Portrait of a Lady (1996)), Toni Collette (Shaft (2000)), Joel Edgerton (Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)), Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation (2009)), David Wenham (Public Enemies (2009)), and Jason Clarke (_Knight of Cups) to name only some.
26	He has two roles in common with Jeremy Sisto: (1) Bale played Batman / Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012) while Sisto played him in Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) and (2) Sisto played Jesus Christ in Jesus (1999) while Bale played him in Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999).
27	He is still an avid motorcyclist he but gave up track racing after getting into multiple accidents and receiving a steel plate for his broken wrist, a titanium clavicle and 25 screws for his hand. At one point he also lost the top of his finger but it was later reattached.
28	He and his wife Sibi Blazic welcomed their second child, a son, in August 2014.
29	Has played both Moses and Jesus, two of the most important figures in the Bible and Christianity in general.
30	(March 8, 2014) He and his wife Sibi Blazic are expecting their 2nd child together.
31	He has two roles in common with Val Kilmer: (1) Kilmer played Batman / Bruce Wayne in Batman Forever (1995) while Bale played Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and (2) Kilmer played Moses in The Prince of Egypt (1998) while Bale played him in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014).
32	Left school at the age of 16.
33	Has a mole on his nose right before his right eye.
34	Visited victims of the 2012 Aurora shooting spree.
35	Has lived in Los Angeles, California since 1992.
36	Has starred in two films about Native Americans and the founding of America: Pocahontas (1995) and The New World (2005).
37	He and Jeremy Sisto have played the roles of both Batman and Jesus Christ in films. Bale is the only one to have played both in live-action productions.
38	Is one of four consecutive Oscar winners in the Best Supporting Actor category whose name begins with Chris, the other actors being Christoph Waltz (who won twice) and Christopher Plummer.
39	Has played the character of Bruce Wayne/Batman in more live-action films than any other actor.
40	Has spoken frequently of his dislike for the Disney film Newsies (1992).
41	Is the fourth and oldest actor to play the role of John Connor in the Terminator series. He is also the first non-American.
42	Was a huge fan of the Terminator films long before being cast as John Connor.
43	Holds the records for the most weight lost (63 pounds for The Machinist (2004)) and gained (80 pounds for Batman Begins (2005)) for film roles.
44	Was compared to a young Steve McQueen by Steven Spielberg, while filming Empire of the Sun (1987).
45	Has appeared twice on the cover of GQ magazine: March 2007 and June 2009.
46	Is the third Batman to win an Oscar. Ben Affleck won Best Original Screeplay for Good Will Hunting (1997) and George Clooney won Best Supporting Actor for Syriana (2005). Bale also won Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter (2010).
47	In 1984, he made his stage debut in the West End play "The Nerd", opposite Rowan Atkinson.
48	Has appeared in The Dark Knight Rises (2012) opposite Gary Oldman and Anne Hathaway, as Commissioner Gordon and Selina Kyle, respectively. He has also worked with both of their predecessors: Pat Hingle in Shaft (2000) and Michelle Pfeiffer in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999). Hingle and Pfeiffer, for their parts, have worked with all three previous Batmans. Pfeiffer worked with Michael Keaton in Batman Returns (1992), Val Kilmer in The Prince of Egypt (1998), and George Clooney in One Fine Day (1996). Hingle, of course, appeared in all the previous Batman films.
49	Has appeared in Batman Begins (2005) and Terminator Salvation (2009). Both were follow-ups to earlier films (Batman & Robin (1997) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)) that had starred Arnold Schwarzenegger.
50	Is an avid fan of video games and cites Super Mario as one of his all-time favorites growing up.
51	He was involved in an infamous incident where he was recorded verbally assaulting cinematographer Shane Hurlbut on the set of Terminator Salvation (2009) for interrupting him during an intense scene. Bale has since apologized, but the incident was widely heard across the Internet.
52	Met Drew Barrymore on the set of Empire of the Sun (1987), who was visiting her godfather, Steven Spielberg. He was thirteen and she was twelve. They would both admit later to having a crush on each other at the time.
53	Dislikes doing interviews.
54	He and his wife belong to the Board of Trustees in the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International.
55	Has said that he considers it an honor to have been called a "mofo" by Samuel L. Jackson in a movie.
56	Was considered for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale (2006), which went to Daniel Craig.
57	While working on Schindler's List (1993), Steven Spielberg paid a visit to Bale on the set of Swing Kids (1993), as both movies were partially filmed in Prague.
58	Was arrested over verbal assault allegations made by his mother and his sister just hours after he attended the European premiere of his movie The Dark Knight (2008) in London. Upon reviewing the case, the London police decided not to charge him with anything. [July 2008]
59	Took up vegetarianism at the age of six but has since returned to eating meat.
60	Alongside Michael Keaton, he is the only other actor to portray Bruce Wayne/Batman in more than one live action film.
61	Was introduced to acting by his sister, Louise Bale.
62	Beat out nearly 4,000 other auditions for the role of Jim Graham in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987).
63	A very private individual, he has never publicly confirmed the name of his daughter.
64	His father was an activist and adventurer and his mother a circus dancer so he never lived in one place for very long while growing up.
65	His fans refer to themselves as "Baleheads".
66	Was good friends with the late actor Heath Ledger.
67	Although born in Wales, his family is actually English. In 1976, when Bale was two years old, his family left Wales and returned to England.
68	Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#13) (2007).
69	Became a father for the 1st time at age 31 when his wife Sibi Blazic gave birth to their daughter Emmaline Bale on March 27, 2005.
70	If he plays an American character, he will use an American accent in all the interviews related to the film. He says he does this so the audience is not confused.
71	Is a distant relative of 19th-century thespian Lily Langtry.
72	Was considered for the role of Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), which went to Orlando Bloom.
73	Auditioned for the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997) and almost got the role but people felt that it wouldn't be "fair" having two Brits playing two Americans (Rose was American as well, she says in the movie that the Titanic was a slave ship bring her back to America).
74	Before he played Batman in Batman Begins (2005), his sister Louise Bale played Batman's mother in The Death of Batman (2003).
75	Owned a home he shared with his sister, Louise Bale, in Manhattan Beach.
76	Is the youngest actor to portray Batman.
77	Is the first non-American actor to portray Batman/Bruce Wayne.
78	The nameplate on his trailer for Batman Begins (2005) read "Bruce Wayne" as opposed to Bale's name.
79	Since a young age, he was very ambitious about attending Drama School, and auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and the Central School of Speech and Drama at age 20. He was accepted to all, but was convinced by his parents to continue working instead. To this day, he regrets not attending drama school for his personal passion of learning his craft.
80	Two of his most famous characters' names have a difference of only one letter: Bateman and Batman.
81	In the "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" radio interview first aired June 13, 2005, he admitted to Gross that because Batman is "such an American icon", he had decided not to perform his promotional interviews for the movie Batman Begins (2005) in his natural English accent. Instead he spoke to Gross in an almost inflection-less mid-American accent, only revealing his dialectic roots with a few words.
82	Turned down the opportunity to reprise the role of Patrick Bateman in the Roger Avary-directed The Rules of Attraction (2002).
83	Has been in two versions of the John Smith/Pocahontas story. He provides the voice of Thomas in Pocahontas (1995) and plays John Rolfe in The New World (2005).
84	Considered getting formal acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) when he was twenty, but decided to focus on working instead.
85	Dropped an amazing 63 pounds for his role as the emaciated insomniac Trevor Reznik in the film The Machinist (2004) with only a single vitamin consultation with a nutritionist to guide him. For the most part, he only ate salads and apples, chewed gum, smoked cigarettes, and drank nonfat lattes.
86	With Batman Begins (2005), he has become the seventh actor to play Batman/Bruce Wayne in a live-action film. The others were: Lewis Wilson in 1943, Robert Lowery in 1949, Adam West in 1966, Michael Keaton for the first two installments of the Batman film series, to be replaced by Val Kilmer and George Clooney.
87	Met his wife through Winona Ryder; she was Ryder's personal assistant.
88	His grandfather was a stand-up comic and children's entertainer.
89	Has three sisters: musician Erin Bale; computer professional Sharon Bale; and director/actress Louise Bale, who appeared in Newsies (1992).
90	His father was a former commercial pilot and his mother was a former circus dancer.
91	His great-uncle, Rex Bale, was an actor.
92	He was raised in England, Portugal and California.
93	His father, David Bale, died on December 30, 2003, from brain lymphoma at age 62.
94	He replaced Leonardo DiCaprio for the film American Psycho (2000).
95	His first on-screen role was in 1983 at age 9 in a British commercial for Pac-Man cereal.
96	His grandfather doubled for John Wayne in two movies, in Africa.
97	Christian is active in many organizations, including Ark Trust, Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Foundation, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, the Redwings Sanctuary, and the Happy Child Mission, and a school for street kids in Rio De Janeiro.
98	A devoted animal lover, Christian has two dogs [Mojo and Ramone] and three cats [Miriam, Molly and Lilly], which are all strays that he found.
99	His father, David Bale, married feminist icon Gloria Steinem on September 3, 2000.
100	Bale was handpicked by Winona Ryder for the coveted role of Laurie (Theodore Laurence) in Little Women (1994).
101	He has an uncanny ear for accents.
102	He trained for 10 weeks in dancing and martial arts for the dance sequences in Newsies (1992) and Swing Kids (1993).
103	Is an excellent horseman and an avid reader.
104	Hand-picked by director/writer Mary Harron and author Bret Easton Ellis to star in American Psycho (2000). Consequently, was noted by the media as the first star of American Psycho (2000), only to lose the role to Leonardo DiCaprio and then win it back again.

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Jungle Book	2018	post-production	Bagheera
Hostiles	2017	post-production	Captain Joseph J. Blocker
Untitled Dick Cheney Project		pre-production	Dick Cheney
The Promise	2016/II		Chris Myers
The Big Short	2015		Michael Burry
Knight of Cups	2015		Rick
Exodus: Gods and Kings	2014		Moses
American Hustle	2013		Irving Rosenfeld
Out of the Furnace	2013		Russell Baze
The Dark Knight Rises	2012		Bruce Wayne
Jin ling shi san chai	2011		John Miller
The Fighter	2010/I		Dicky Eklund
Public Enemies	2009		Melvin Purvis
Terminator Salvation	2009		John Connor
The Dark Knight	2008		Bruce Wayne
I'm Not There.	2007		Jack / Pastor John
3:10 to Yuma	2007		Dan Evans
The Prestige	2006		Alfred Borden
Rescue Dawn	2006		Dieter Dengler
The New World	2005		John Rolfe
Harsh Times	2005		Jim Luther Davis
Batman Begins	2005	Video Game	Batman Bruce Wayne (voice)
Batman Begins	2005		Bruce Wayne Batman
Howl's Moving Castle	2004		Howl (English version, voice)
The Machinist	2004		Trevor Reznik
Equilibrium	2002		John Preston
Reign of Fire	2002		Quinn Abercromby
Laurel Canyon	2002		Sam
Captain Corelli's Mandolin	2001		Mandras
Shaft	2000		Walter Wade, Jr.
American Psycho	2000		Patrick Bateman
Mary, Mother of Jesus	1999	TV Movie	Jesus of Nazareth
A Midsummer Night's Dream	1999		Demetrius
All the Little Animals	1998		Bobby Platt
Velvet Goldmine	1998		Arthur Stuart
Metroland	1997		Chris
The Secret Agent	1996		Stevie
The Portrait of a Lady	1996		Edward Rosier
Pocahontas	1995/I		Thomas (voice)
Little Women	1994		Laurie
Royal Deceit	1994		Amled
Swing Kids	1993		Thomas Berger
Newsies	1992		Jack Kelly
A Murder of Quality	1991	TV Movie	Tim Perkins
The Dreamstone	1990	TV Series	Wildit
Treasure Island	1990	TV Movie	Jim Hawkins
Henry V	1989		Robin the Luggage-Boy
Empire of the Sun	1987		Jim
Mio min Mio	1987		Jum-Jum Benke
Heart of the Country	1987	TV Mini-Series	Ben Harris
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna	1986	TV Movie	Alexei

Editorial Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
Terminator Salvation	2009	assistant editor - uncredited

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Harsh Times	2005	executive producer

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Newsies	1992	performer: "CARRYING THE BANNER", "SANTA FE", "THE WORLD WILL KNOW", "KING OF NEW YORK", "SANTA FE REPRISE", "ONCE AND FOR ALL"

Thanks

Title	Year	Status
Intent to Destroy	2017	Documentary special thanks
Exodus: Gods and Kings - The Lawgiver's Legacy: Moses Throughout History	2015	Video short special thanks
Keepers of the Covenant: Making Exodus - Gods and Kings	2015	Video documentary special thanks
Empire of the Hustle	2014	Short inspiration
A Backyard Story	2010	grateful acknowledgment
Terminator Salvation, Behind the Scenes: Reforging the Future	2009	Video documentary short special thanks
The Assassin	2008	Short special thanks
Batman: The Journey Begins	2005	Video documentary short special thanks
The Machinist: Breaking the Rules	2005	Video documentary short special thanks
The Alien Legacy	1999	Video documentary acknowledgment

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Intent to Destroy	2017	Documentary	Himself
Made in Hollywood	2010-2017	TV Series	Himself
Extra	2008-2017	TV Series	Himself
CBS This Morning	2017	TV Series	Himself
Entertainment Tonight	2006-2017	TV Series	Himself
The Insider	2008-2017	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Exodus: Gods and Kings
Good Morning America	1987-2016	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The 88th Annual Academy Awards	2016	TV Special	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
IMDb First Credit	2016	TV Series	Himself
22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2016	TV Special	Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role & Oustanding Cast in a Motion Picture
21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards	2016	TV Movie	Himself
73rd Golden Globe Awards	2016	TV Special	Himself - Nominee
Rencontres de cinéma	2014-2015	TV Series	Himself
Exodus: Gods and Kings - Enhancement Pods	2015	Video documentary	Himself
Exodus: Gods and Kings - Ridleyvision	2015	Video short	Himself
Exodus: Gods and Kings - The Lawgiver's Legacy: Moses Throughout History	2015	Video short	Himself
Keepers of the Covenant: Making Exodus - Gods and Kings	2015	Video documentary	Himself
The Making of 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'	2015	Video short	Himself
Fox and Friends	2014	TV Series	Himself - Exodus
World Premiere	2014	TV Series	Himself
Special Look	2014	TV Series	Himself
Weekend Ticket	2013-2014	TV Series short	Himself
2014 MTV Movie Awards	2014	TV Special	Himself - Nominee
The Making of American Hustle	2014	Short	Himself
The 86th Annual Academy Awards	2014	TV Special	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
The EE British Academy Film Awards	2014	TV Special	Himself
19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2014	TV Special	Himself - Nominee (credit only)
Up Close with Carrie Keagan	2007-2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Big Morning Buzz Live	2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Entertainers with Byron Allen	2013	TV Series documentary	Himself - Guest
Reel Junkie	2013	TV Series	Himself
Good Day L.A.	2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Superheroes: From Page to Screen	2013	TV Movie documentary	Himself
70th Golden Globe Awards	2013	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
Ending the Knight	2012	Video documentary	Himself
The Batmobile	2012	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Fantástico	2012	TV Series documentary	Himself
Guys Choice Awards 2012	2012	TV Special	Himself
2012 MTV Movie Awards	2012	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
The 84th Annual Academy Awards	2012	TV Special	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Behind the Scenes with Melissa Leo	2011	TV Mini-Series	Himself
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards	2011	TV Special	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2011	TV Special	Himself
The 7PM Project	2011	TV Series	Himself
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards	2011	TV Special	Himself - Winner
Charlie Rose	2000-2010	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Cage Insider	2010	TV Series	Himself
Terminator Salvation: Focus Points	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Terminator Salvation, Behind the Scenes: Reforging the Future	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Criminal Technology	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Larger Than Life Adversaries	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
On Dillinger's Trail	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Public Enemies: Blu-ray Historical Interactive Timeline	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
Public Enemies: Blu-ray Picture in Picture	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
The Last of the Legendary Outlaws	2009	Video documentary short	Himself
DeLuxe	2009	TV Series	Himself
HBO First Look	2005-2009	TV Series documentary short	Himself
Cinema 3	1988-2009	TV Series	Himself - Interviewee / Himself
Días de cine	2009	TV Series	Himself
Gomorron	2009	TV Series	Himself - Om Terminator
Manifesting 'The Machinist'	2009	Video documentary short
Terminator Salvation: A G4 Special	2009	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The 35th Annual People's Choice Awards	2009	TV Special	Himself
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene	2008	Video documentary	Himself
Els matins a TV3	2008	TV Series	Himself - Interviewee
Batman Tech	2008	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Batman Unmasked	2008	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Today	2008	TV Series	Himself - Guest
3:10 to Yuma: An Epic Explored	2008	Video short	Himself
Destination: Yuma	2008	Video documentary short	Himself
Biography	2007	TV Series documentary	Himself
Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn	2007	Video documentary short	Himself
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan	2007	Video documentary short	Himself
DP/30: Conversations About Movies	2007	TV Series	Himself
Weekend Sunrise	2006	TV Series	Himself
The Prestige: Now That's Magic	2006	TV Special documentary	Alferd Borden
Film '72	2006	TV Series	Himself
HypaSpace	2006	TV Series documentary	Himself
2006 MTV Movie Awards	2006	TV Special	Himself
Celebrity Debut	2006	TV Movie	Himself
Making 'The New World'	2006	Video documentary	Himself
The 2005 European Film Awards	2005	TV Special	Himself - Nominee People's Choice Award as Best European Actor
Batman: The Journey Begins	2005	Video documentary short	Himself - Actor
Batman: The Tumbler	2005	Video documentary short	Himself - Actor
Batman Begins: Path to Discovery	2005	Video documentary short	Himself - Actor
Cape and Cowl	2005	Video documentary short	Himself - Actor
Gotham City Rises	2005	Video documentary short	Himself - Actor
Shaping Mind and Body	2005	Video documentary short	Himself - Actor
The Early Show	2005	TV Series	Himself
The Machinist: Breaking the Rules	2005	Video documentary short	Himself
Batman Begins: Behind the Mask	2005	TV Short documentary	Himself
Finding: 'Equilibrium'	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Cartaz Cultural	2003	TV Series	Himself (2008)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	2002	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Making of 'American Psycho'	2000	Video documentary short	Himself
Shaft: Still the Man	2000	Video documentary short	Himself
Dying to Tell the Story	1998	TV Movie documentary	Narrator / Dan Eldon (voice, uncredited)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg	1996	TV Special documentary	Himself
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsies Square	1991	Video short	Himself
Going Live!	1988	TV Series	Himself
Citizen Steve	1987	Documentary short	Himself
The China Odyssey: 'Empire of the Sun', a Film by Steven Spielberg	1987	TV Movie documentary	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Entertainment Tonight	2009-2017	TV Series	Himself
Nostalgia Critic	2013-2016	TV Series	Batman
Fareed Zakaria GPS	2016	TV Series	Mike Burry
The Evolution of Batman in Cinema	2015	Documentary short
The Drunken Peasants	2014	TV Series	Himself
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of the Dark Knight Trilogy	2013	Video documentary	Himself
Death Battle	2012	TV Series	Batman
Forget About It	2011	TV Series	Himself
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure	2011	Documentary	Himself
Almost Famous III	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year	2010	TV Special	Himself (uncredited)
A Comicbook Orange	2009	TV Series	Batman
Family Guy	2009	TV Series	Himself
Almost Famous II	2009	TV Movie documentary
Gomorron	2008	TV Series	Himself
Exclusive Dark Knight Deleted Scene	2008	Short	Batman
E! True Hollywood Story	2008	TV Series documentary	Himself
Gotham Tonight	2008	TV Mini-Series	Bruce Wayne
5 Second Movies	2008	TV Series	Batman
La noche desesperada	2007	TV Movie	Jim Luther Davis
101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies	2005	TV Movie	Himself - Place #26
Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe	2005	TV Special	Patrick Bateman
Cinema mil	2005	TV Series	Himself
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops	2004	TV Special documentary	Himself

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2016	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor in a Comedy	The Big Short (2015)
2016	Ensemble Cast Award	Palm Springs International Film Festival		The Big Short (2015)	· Steve Carell · Ryan Gosling · Brad Pitt · Melissa Leo · Hamish Linklater · John Magaro · Rafe Spall · Jeremy Strong · Finn Wittrock · Marisa Tomei
2015	Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Big Short (2015)
2014	Ensemble Cast Award	Palm Springs International Film Festival		American Hustle (2013)	· Amy Adams · Bradley Cooper · Jennifer Lawrence · Jeremy Renner
2014	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	American Hustle (2013)	· Amy Adams · Louis C.K. · Bradley Cooper · Paul Herman · Jack Huston · Jennifer Lawrence · Alessandro Nivola · Michael Peña · Jeremy Renner · Elisabeth Röhm · Shea Whigham
2014	Seattle Film Critics Award	Seattle Film Critics Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	American Hustle (2013)	· Amy Adams · Louis C.K. · Jennifer Lawrence · Bradley Cooper · Paul Herman · Jack Huston · Alessandro Nivola · Elisabeth Röhm · Shea Whigham · Michael Peña · Jeremy Renner
2014	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble	American Hustle (2013)	· Amy Adams · Louis C.K. · Bradley Cooper · Paul Herman · Jack Huston · Jennifer Lawrence · Alessandro Nivola · Michael Peña · Jeremy Renner · Elisabeth Röhm · Shea Whigham
2014	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble Cast	American Hustle (2013)	· Amy Adams · Jennifer Lawrence · Bradley Cooper · Robert De Niro · Louis C.K. · Jack Huston · Alessandro Nivola · Michael Peña · Jeremy Renner · Elisabeth Röhm
2013	PFCS Award	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Acting Ensemble	American Hustle (2013)	· Jeremy Renner · Amy Adams · Jennifer Lawrence · Bradley Cooper
2013	NYFCO Award	New York Film Critics, Online	Best Ensemble	American Hustle (2013)	· Amy Adams · Louis C.K. · Bradley Cooper · Paul Herman · Jack Huston · Jennifer Lawrence · Alessandro Nivola · Michael Peña · Jeremy Renner · Elisabeth Röhm · Shea Whigham
2012	Critics Award	SESC Film Festival, Brazil	Best Foreign Actor (Melhor Ator Estrangeiro)	The Fighter (2010)
2011	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	The Fighter (2010)
2011	VFCC Award	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	The Fighter (2010)
2011	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	The Fighter (2010)
2011	EDA Award	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble	The Fighter (2010)	· Amy Adams · Melissa Leo · Jack McGee · Mark Wahlberg
2011	DFCS Award	Denver Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	IFC Award	Iowa Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	IOMA	Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)	Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista)	The Fighter (2010)
2011	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	British Actor of the Year	The Fighter (2010)
2011	NTFCA Award	North Texas Film Critics Association, US	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	OFTA Film Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	OFCS Award	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	PFCS Award	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Fighter (2010)
2010	Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Fighter (2010)
2010	SLFCA Award	St. Louis Film Critics Association, US	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	UFCA Award	Utah Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	WAFCA Award	Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	Austin Film Critics Award	Austin Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	The Fighter (2010)
2010	Davis Award	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	The Fighter (2010)
2010	BSFC Award	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	BSFC Award	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	The Fighter (2010)	· Mark Wahlberg · Amy Adams · Melissa Leo · Jack McGee
2010	CFCA Award	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	DFWFCA Award	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	DFCS Award	Detroit Film Critic Society, US	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	FFCC Award	Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	Golden Schmoes	Golden Schmoes Awards	Best Supporting Actor of the Year	The Fighter (2010)
2010	HFCS Award	Houston Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	IGN Award	IGN Summer Movie Awards	Best Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	IFJA Award	Indiana Film Journalists Association, US	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	KCFCC Award	Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	Sierra Award	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	NBR Award	National Board of Review, USA	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	NYFCO Award	New York Film Critics, Online	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	OFCC Award	Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2009	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Cast	The Dark Knight (2008)	· Heath Ledger · Michael Caine · Aaron Eckhart · Morgan Freeman · Maggie Gyllenhaal · Gary Oldman
2009	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Superhero	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite On-Screen Match-Up	The Dark Knight (2008)	· Heath Ledger
2009	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble	The Dark Knight (2008)	· Heath Ledger · Aaron Eckhart · Maggie Gyllenhaal · Michael Caine · Morgan Freeman · Gary Oldman
2009	Empire Award	Empire Awards, UK	Best Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Cast Ensemble	The Dark Knight (2008)	· Heath Ledger · Gary Oldman · Morgan Freeman · Michael Caine · Cillian Murphy · Aaron Eckhart · Maggie Gyllenhaal
2008	Robert Altman Award	Independent Spirit Awards		I'm Not There. (2007)	· Todd Haynes (director) · Laura Rosenthal (casting director) · Cate Blanchett · Richard Gere · Heath Ledger · Ben Whishaw · Marcus Carl Franklin · Charlotte Gainsbourg · Bruce Greenwood
2007	Special Award	San Diego Film Critics Society Awards		3:10 to Yuma (2007)
2006	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Actor	Batman Begins (2005)
2006	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Hero	Batman Begins (2005)
2004	Best Actor	Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival		The Machinist (2004)
2001	Chlotrudis Award	Chlotrudis Awards	Best Actor	American Psycho (2000)
2000	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	American Psycho (2000)
1989	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Empire of the Sun (1987)
1987	Special Citation	National Board of Review, USA	Outstanding Juvenile Performance	Empire of the Sun (1987)

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2016	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	The Big Short (2015)	· Steve Carell · Ryan Gosling · Melissa Leo · Hamish Linklater · John Magaro · Brad Pitt · Rafe Spall · Jeremy Strong · Marisa Tomei · Finn Wittrock
2016	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	The Big Short (2015)
2016	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	The Big Short (2015)
2016	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	The Big Short (2015)
2016	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Big Short (2015)
2016	AACTA International Award	AACTA International Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Big Short (2015)
2016	AACTA International Award	Australian Film Institute	Best Supporting Actor	The Big Short (2015)
2016	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble Cast	The Big Short (2015)	· Steve Carell · Ryan Gosling · Max Greenfield · Melissa Leo · Tracy Letts · Hamish Linklater · John Magaro · Billy Magnussen · Adepero Oduye · Brad Pitt · Rafe Spall · Jeremy Strong · Marisa Tomei · Finn Wittrock
2014	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	American Hustle (2013)
2014	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	American Hustle (2013)
2014	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Leading Actor	American Hustle (2013)
2014	AACTA International Award	AACTA International Awards	Best Lead Actor	American Hustle (2013)
2014	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor	American Hustle (2013)
2014	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor in a Comedy	American Hustle (2013)
2014	DFCS Award	Denver Film Critics Society	Best Actor	American Hustle (2013)
2014	Guardian Film Award	Guardian Film Awards, UK	Best Line of Dialogue	American Hustle (2013)
2014	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	British Actor of the Year	American Hustle (2013)
2014	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best On-Screen Duo	American Hustle (2013)	· Amy Adams
2014	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best On-Screen Transformation	American Hustle (2013)
2013	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Action Movie Star
2013	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Movie Superhero	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
2013	Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Motion Picture	American Hustle (2013)
2013	SLFCA Award	St. Louis Film Critics Association, US	Best Actor	American Hustle (2013)
2013	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor: Action	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
2013	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Actor	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
2013	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor in an Action Movie	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
2013	Golden Schmoes	Golden Schmoes Awards	Best Actor of the Year	American Hustle (2013)
2013	HFCS Award	Houston Film Critics Society Awards	Best Actor	American Hustle (2013)
2013	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Shirtless Performance	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
2013	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Fight	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	· Tom Hardy
2013	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Hero	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
2012	Golden Schmoes	Golden Schmoes Awards	Favorite Celebrity of the Year
2012	IOFCP Award	International Online Film Critics' Poll	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	Prism Award	Prism Awards	Performance in a Feature Film	The Fighter (2010)
2011	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	The Fighter (2010)	· Amy Adams · Melissa Leo · Jack McGee · Mark Wahlberg
2011	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	Dorian Award	Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA)	Film Performance of the Year	The Fighter (2010)
2011	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble Cast	The Fighter (2010)	· Amy Adams · Melissa Leo · Jack McGee · Mark Wahlberg
2011	ICS Award	International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Action Star
2010	SDFCS Award	San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	SDFCS Award	San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	Best Ensemble Performance	The Fighter (2010)	· Mark Wahlberg · Amy Adams · Melissa Leo · Jack McGee
2010	TFCA Award	Toronto Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	WAFCA Award	Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Acting Ensemble	The Fighter (2010)	· Mark Wahlberg · Amy Adams · Melissa Leo · Jack McGee
2009	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Leading Man
2009	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Male Action Star
2009	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Acting Ensemble	The Dark Knight (2008)	· Heath Ledger · Morgan Freeman · Maggie Gyllenhaal · Aaron Eckhart · Michael Caine · Gary Oldman
2009	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble Cast	The Dark Knight (2008)	· Michael Caine · Aaron Eckhart · Morgan Freeman · Maggie Gyllenhaal · Heath Ledger · Gary Oldman
2009	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Male Performance	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Fight	The Dark Knight (2008)	· Heath Ledger
2008	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	3:10 to Yuma (2007)	· Russell Crowe · Peter Fonda · Gretchen Mol · Dallas Roberts · Vinessa Shaw · Ben Foster · Alan Tudyk · Logan Lerman
2008	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	British Actor of the Year	3:10 to Yuma (2007)
2008	National Movie Award	National Movie Awards, UK	Best Performance - Male	The Dark Knight (2008)
2007	Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama	Rescue Dawn (2006)
2007	VVFP Award	Village Voice Film Poll	Best Actor	Rescue Dawn (2006)
2007	Empire Award	Empire Awards, UK	Best Actor	The Prestige (2006)
2007	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	British Actor of the Year	The Prestige (2006)
2006	Scream Award	Scream Awards	Most Heroic Performance	Batman Begins (2005)
2006	DFCC	Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Actor	Harsh Times (2005)
2006	Empire Award	Empire Awards, UK	Best Actor	Batman Begins (2005)
2006	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	British Actor of the Year	The Machinist (2004)
2005	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Actor	The Machinist (2004)
2005	Audience Award	European Film Awards	Best European Actor	The Machinist (2004)
2005	Audience Award	Irish Film and Television Awards	Best International Actor	Batman Begins (2005)
2001	Empire Award	Empire Awards, UK	Best British Actor	American Psycho (2000)
2001	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	British Actor of the Year	American Psycho (2000)
2001	OFCS Award	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Actor	American Psycho (2000)
1994	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture	Swing Kids (1993)	· Robert Sean Leonard · David Tom · Frank Whaley
1993	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture	Newsies (1992)	· David Moscow · Luke Edwards · Max Casella · Marty Belafsky · Arvie Lowe Jr. · Aaron Lohr · Trey Parker · Gabriel Damon · Shon Greenblatt · Ele Keats

2nd place awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2015	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Cast Ensemble	The Big Short (2015)	· Steve Carell · Ryan Gosling · Melissa Leo · Hamish Linklater · John Magaro · Brad Pitt · Rafe Spall · Jeremy Strong · Marisa Tomei · Finn Wittrock
2011	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2011	NSFC Award	National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	SEFCA Award	Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	VVFP Award	Village Voice Film Poll	Best Supporting Actor	The Fighter (2010)
2010	ICP Award	Indiewire Critics' Poll	Best Supporting Performance	The Fighter (2010)
2008	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble	3:10 to Yuma (2007)	· Peter Fonda · Russell Crowe · Ben Foster · Vinessa Shaw
2005	Chainsaw Award	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards	Best Actor	The Machinist (2004)
2005	Golden Schmoes	Golden Schmoes Awards	Best Actor of the Year	Batman Begins (2005)

Title	Salary
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	$15,000,000
Terminator Salvation (2009)	$8,000,000 + % gross
Batman Begins (2005)	$9,000,000
The Machinist (2004)	$250,000
American Psycho (2000)	$1,000,000

#	Quote
1	[on being called a 'star'] I'm embarrassed when people say things such as 'star'. It's so vacuous. What if it was the apocalypse right now? What use would I be to anybody? Most people have definite skills but I'd be going 'Yeah, you know what? I'm going to pretend to be somebody else'. That's a great leveller. Ultimately, I'm useless.
2	[on Terrence Malick] Terry has a thing where he loves it when you are not trying to please him, which is very different from most directors. Most directors want you to please them. And they've got a definite goal, which is not really always egotistical. The nature of having a script is that you have points and scenes where you have to take the audience to a certain place by the end of it. So there's always a goal there. With The New World (2005), there was a script. But, he abandoned it most of the time. He would never have the scenes be in the same place or a repetition of them. There would never be a request of, 'Can you change that a little bit and then we've got it.' It would be, 'OK, let's discover something new about it. But what (working with Malick) means as an actor is that you are not trying so hard. You just sort of see what happens. If it comes naturally, you do it. If it doesn't, you don't. That's what he loves. With this one you've got a character who is a man of words, who has lost all use for his own words, who is tired of talking. But there would be certain scenes where Terry might say to me, 'Alright, this is the topic. Talk a little bit about this.' And it just felt wrong. And sometimes I would be totally silent and it would go great. It's all I needed. As long as you are not attempting something, you are just discovering it as you go along. That's what delights him. He's very excited by what he does and by making films.
3	I walk under ladders, I do all that stuff. I do it on purpose. I like provoking superstitions.
4	[on how David O. Russell likes to hide places on set] One of the funniest things for me on set [of American Hustle (2013)] was watching where David was going to hide. He always likes to be very close to the actors. He likes to be able to feel the atmosphere of the scene. So literally he'd be trying to hide under our chairs and the DP would be "No David, I see you there." And then he'd be jumping over a table somewhere and finding a spot where he could be very close and get a sense of being right there with us.
5	[on his character's epic comb-over in American Hustle (2013)] For me it was so unexpected to see this con artist having such an unconvincing con on his head. And that he was so brilliant at what he did but so terrible at what he did on top of his head. There was a great juxtaposition in it. It became a very vital thing to add to it. And very charming as well. Generally, people think of con men being very slick and maybe vain and certainly very smooth operators. We didn't want to make Irv that.
6	[on David O. Russell's recent work] I think the thing that resonates so much for me with what David has been telling stories about recently is just the fact that the things that feel like disasters in your life, don't turn out to be disasters. That life throws you many curve balls. The things that seem like gifts, can turn out to be disastrous. And never to be surprised at how surprised you can be at life. [2014]
7	To be honest, it was only a couple of years ago that I finally decided to stick at acting. Before that, I used to think, "I don't want to do this any more - I want to quit. I hate it." It's such a silly job. Some days I'd think I should be doing something much more important than this. I'd like to say acting is a meaningful and difficult job but it's actually damn easy and pretty pointless. Sometimes I love it but other days I think, "This sucks.".
8	I have very strong opinions about why kids should not be working at such a young age. I think introducing children to a professional industry where they may not recognize the pressure is wrong. Very quickly they're going to be under pressure. This is an adult industry. I would be very skeptical putting anybody I cared about, who was close to me, in this profession at a young age. I absolutely support it as a hobby and as an amateur pursuit, but to enter into it in a professional way is a whole different ball game.
9	[on portraying Bruce Wayne as a jerk] That's always his cover. It's something that has to be there to make people never suspect that he's someone that would ever have the desire or belief, the passion or intelligence, the capability to be Batman. He has to be this kind of ridiculous cliché of a playboy.
10	I wouldn't want someone making a film of my life. I'd be on set every day saying they're telling it wrong.
11	I've never felt Welsh. I was just born there and I don't remember it. In terms of growing up, it was completely English.
12	I was up in Toronto and went to see that movie Life Is Beautiful (1997). By myself. And when I came out, I had a craving for blood unlike anything I had ever experienced since I decided to go vegetarian at the age of 7. It was a compulsion. It was undeniable. I went to several restaurants, one right after the other, and got the biggest, bloodiest steaks I could get my hands on. It was the first time I had tasted flesh in almost twenty years.
13	[on starting a new trilogy with Terminator Salvation (2009)] I hope that it will be a really fun, great movie trilogy if this one takes off and that we get to do a second or third, with me or not, whatever the scenario is. I think there is actually - in the hands of the right people - a real revival for this and an extension to an already good mythology.
14	[on Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)] I really liked the second one. It had as much to do with the electric atmosphere in the theater when I saw it at 17, when I was first getting out to the States, and I'd never been in a movie theater that had that much noise and excitement throughout the entire movie.
15	Look, I hate to throw people under the bus for making movies I don't think are very good. But for Terminator Salvation (2009) to be considered with any legitimacy, you have to throw number three [Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)] under the bus. It began to spoof the whole thing. To me, that was a sign that the franchise was dead, the mythology was finished.
16	[on his infamous onset rant on Terminator Salvation (2009)] It wouldn't have happened if we hadn't been playing that scene, for Christ's sake, between John Connor and his wife, which is probably the most intense one in the movie. I'd definitely say that that guy who was yelling was at least half John Connor, and the rest was Christian Bale.
17	[on his infamous onset rant on Terminator Salvation (2009)] I don't feel like I have to explain, "Well, I'm not really like this. I'm a wonderful guy and I have a lovely smile and how can you not like me?".
18	[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!".
19	[on avoiding media coverage of Heath Ledger's death] I paid no attention to it. I knew him, I knew the family and why the hell would I sit there listening to idiots who don't know anything at all? I literally didn't read anything, didn't watch anything (after he died). If I happened to be watching anything that came on, I switched over straight away. It's incredible the way the voyeuristic outlook is accepted as news.
20	[The Terminator (1984)] is the original nightmare of just being pursued that everyone has, by somebody who just will not stop, never stops, doesn't give up. And when you've got someone who looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger coming after you it made a big difference.
21	I'm actually someone that's very anti the whole B-Rolls, DVD extras and stuff like that. I understand people are interested, I get that they want to hear about it, but to me I look at it as old school movie magic and with magic you do not reveal your secrets.
22	[on Heath Ledger's Oscar win for The Dark Knight (2008)] Heath winning Best Supporting Actor was fantastic. I had dinner with his family a couple of nights before the awards and liked very much they were the people who were picking it up for him. Of course I was really delighted that it did go that way.
23	You look back at the history of the Oscars - some of the best movies never got sh*t.
24	Public Enemies (2009) is very timely. The Depression had people resenting the fat cats, the banks and so you've got someone like Dillinger being a hero because he was making a difference - he was getting it back for himself and so many people looked at him and romanticised that.
25	Variety is essential for me. I love watching a Michael Mann movie. I love watching a Christopher Nolan movie. Just to talk about my stuff, I enjoy a The Machinist (2004) kind of movie, a Rescue Dawn (2006), a 3:10 to Yuma (2007), an American Psycho (2000), whatever. But I also love watching The Terminator (1984) movies, I love watching the Batman (1989) movies...
26	[on meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger in a car park] He's got bodyguards and they were all shouting at me and I was going, 'Hold on, hold on, I've met him before!' but they were getting very worried as I walked toward him. But we chatted a bit. He had questions about Terminator Salvation (2009), he didn't know the script at all but I hear apparently he's now seen the movie... I'll wait to hear what his reaction is...
27	I don't think I was particularly in need of superheroes. I never had any fascination with Superman or Spider-Man or a Batman kind of character. If it happened at all, it was imagined characters that I had invented. My dad was a role model for me. He was a fascinating man. There was intrigue and entertainment growing up with him. He gave me an edict that I still pursue: "Life should never be boring".
28	Life is not stable. There is a great strength that comes from not being shocked or scared by upheavals.
29	I'm accustomed to not having any map for my life. I'd be reaching for an Uzi if I knew what was going to happen every day. If anybody tells me I shouldn't jump, of course all I want to do is jump and show it can be done.
30	[on his career] I've been able to work on movies that I like very much in the past few years, which I think have turned out how I had hoped that they would. And, I'm human, you know; that makes me feel good. I like it when people like what I do. I don't like it when people are laughing at me for what I do, you know? I mean, I'd love to say I was completely impervious to anybody's opinion, but that just ain't the truth. Of course, it matters. At the same time, there's also a danger when you start playing it too safe. After all, what am I paid to do? I'm paid to essentially make an ass out of myself, if needed. And occasionally, in doing that, you're going to fall flat on your face. But, I have learned, through doing that numerous times in my life, that there's also a ton of enjoyment to what other people see as humiliation. You can actually come to sort of thrive on that, because in a way, it kind of leads to a sort of fearlessness, if you genuinely don't mind. If the point is that you tried, I think that really is the most important thing. And, like you said, I feel like I've been very fortunate in the last couple of years that I've gotten to do what I loved, which is actually the making of movies, and on top of that, if I've liked how the movies have turned out themselves, then that's fantastic. But, to start getting too comfortable within that would be eventually to start churning out boring, boring chaff. (2007)
31	[on the character of Batman] He's a messed-up individual, as well. He's got all sorts of issues. He's just as twisted and messed-up as the villains he's fighting, and that's part of the beauty of the whole story.
32	[on being asked if he knew how big a flop Newsies (1992) was] You say something bad about Newsies and you have an awful lot of people to answer to.
33	[on director Christopher Nolan's method for filming Batman Begins (2005)] We tend to shoot at night like some kind of covert operation. So, we have minimal people actually seeing me in that way.
34	[on filming Batman films during the summer] I'm not really looking forward to wearing a black rubber suit in the summertime in humid Chicago. If you see a pool of sweat through the city, follow it and you will find me.
35	At the time that [Christopher Nolan] asked me to do it [Batman Begins (2005)], I actually couldn't do one push-up. They sent me to a trainer, who was having to hold my T-shirt at the back just to pull me up. I've come a long way from that.
36	I like being kept in the dark myself. You know, like mushrooms: Keep 'em in the dark and feed 'em shit. See, I think that's an enjoyable vegetable to be.
37	I think there's a kind of pretentiousness to the idea that serious work is only found in low-budget independent movies -- I can't stand that snobbery.
38	You can't help but find that violence is endlessly fascinating -- and I mean true violence, not action-movie violence, just because it is used as the answer to so many problems. We're all taught as kids not to be violent, but you can't help but also see that violence is what works very often. Bullies thrive.
39	I don't think I'm like any of the characters I've played. They're all really far from who I am.
40	I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings of my old teeth beforehand because I miss them.
41	I only sound intelligent when there's a good scriptwriter around.
42	[on playing Batman] You couldn't pull it off unless you became a beast inside that suit.
43	At first, I was somewhat hesitant to do the role [Batman Begins (2005)]. I mean, after all, Batman is an icon. But I remember, as clear as day, being at the grocery store the day the movie opened, and this little boy saw me. He couldn't have been more than five years old. He just walked right up to me and hugged me. He hugged me, and I was so moved by it that I hugged him back. Then he looked up at me and said, "You're my hero." And in that moment, I knew that not only as an actor that I had done my job, but that I had made the right decision to play Batman. And I've never looked back on my the decision to play Batman since.
44	I did other things, but my heart was never in it. A lot of actors say that theater's the thing for them. And that's great, and I'm not one to speak with any authority about it because of not having done it properly. For me, movies are what I love.
45	I had spent weeks staring at the wall in my house out of depression because of things that had gone wrong and the choices I had made. When I read The Machinist (2004), I just went, "Wow! This is perfect." I was having dreams about the character and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I felt like this one was going to save my arse, and pull me out of the depressed state I had got into.
46	For me, there's a bigger risk trying [Batman Begins (2005)]. Ultimately, the big point was that [Christopher Nolan], who you would not expect to be doing that kind of movie, was going to direct it, which is exactly what I was looking for, because you want to do something totally different from the other Batman movies. I always thought there could be a really good movie made about Batman and when I heard that Chris was doing it I thought, "Well, he's not a director that you would expect, therefore you're going to get the unexpected from him." I think there's a great potential for going very dark with it, it's a fascinating character, very complex psychologically, which I've never seen done. You know, you have the two extremes, which are both very good. You can either go the very camp Adam West TV series thing [Batman (1966)], which was great in its own way, or you can go more the way of the graphic Dark Knight novels which delve somewhat deeper.
47	I needed money because I had just bought a house, but I just kept saying, "I really can't do another movie that I know is not going to turn out the way I want it to, and that I have to make a lot of concessions in my head for.".
48	I spent about three weeks in Chicago last July doing night shoots [for Batman Begins (2005)]. It's a great city, but the humidity was tough under the Batsuit. Uh, it got a little bad. It's hot enough in the Batsuit, let alone in the Chicago heat.
49	[on Batman Begins (2005)] I contacted them. I heard they were doing some low-budget Batman not aimed at kids and I was tantalized. I had appreciated the Batman movies, but I wasn't really a fan and I didn't know the TV series. But I read some of the graphic novels, and they were very dark and very interesting.
50	[on Batman Begins (2005)] I've never felt like the Batman character in the films was given as much time as any of the villains. The villains were always the most interesting characters, too. Batman has always been this very bizarre, almost blind character running through the middle of the story. Our film is different.
51	Our Batman [Batman Begins (2005)] is centered on the early days. It's an explanation. It's certainly not Batman No. 5. It's a reinvention. We want you to forget there has ever been a Batman before this one.
52	The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping and, actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure. I love sleeping so much that I could do it 12 hours a day if I didn't have to turn on the alarm clock... and still, sometimes...
53	[on his transformation into Patrick Bateman for American Psycho (2000)] The character is so vain and obsessed with his looks. While the psychology of the character was something that I could perform, you can't fake the physicality. Being English, I tend to enjoy going down to the pub far more than going to the gym, so it was very unnatural for me. I just had to convince myself that I loved it, which was the most difficult thing about playing this part. Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it's true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have. I found I had to stop thinking when I was in the gym because if I thought about it, I'd realize how ridiculous it was that I was pumping iron when I could've been out having a drink and a cigarette and enjoying some lunch. I did three hours a day for six weeks with a personal trainer and some time before that. I ate an awful lot during training and then almost nothing during filming.
54	It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.
55	I'd love to remain a secret and still work, but I also want people to see the movies I'm in and get a higher profile because of that. I like to think that as long as you continue choosing diverse roles, you can avoid becoming predictable.
56	I always like that. Whenever there's a project where everyone's going, "Oooooh, it's a bit dodgy", I always like it. If you actually look at it, there tends not to be anything risky at all. Why did I start acting in the first place? I didn't do it to be mediocre or to please everybody all the time.
57	[on his 63-pound weight loss for The Machinist (2004)] I had a stupid kind of feeling of invincibility, like, "I can do it, I can manage it." I really did feel like I hit this point of enlightenment.
58	I started my career without fans.
59	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.
60	[on the sudden fame that resulted after Empire of the Sun (1987)] I enjoyed making the film, but I was shocked when I received all the attention when I got home to Bournemouth. Girls were all over me, boys wanted to fight me, and I was being asked to open local fêtes when all I wanted to do was ride my BMX bike in the woods. I told my parents I wasn't interested in doing anything again because the attention ruined it.
61	[on dealing with the resulting media attention of Empire of the Sun (1987) at age 13] It was horrific. I was almost crying in interviews and running away during press conferences, pretending I was going to the bathroom and just disappearing.
62	[interview in Spin magazine, March 1996] An actor should never be larger than the film he's in.

#	Trademark
1	Often gains or loses weight for particular roles such as gaining muscle for the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in The Dark Knight Trilogy, losing weight for The Machinist (2004) and The Fighter (2010), as well as gaining fat for American Hustle (2013)
2	Remains in character almost constantly during the filming process even going so far as to conduct interviews using whatever accent he is using for that particular film.
3	Intense physical and mental commitment to his roles
4	Fluent American accent
5	Chameleon-like changes of appearance for different roles
6	Often stars in period films or plays historical figures
7	Frequently works with directors Christopher Nolan, Terrence Malick and David O. Russell
8	Often portrays obsessive and detached or loner characters