Christian Bale movie quotes

- Patrick Bateman: "When I see a pretty girl walking down the street, I think two things. One part wants me to take her out, talk to her, be real nice and sweet and treat her right".
- David Van Patten: And what did the other part think?
- Patrick Bateman: "What her head would look like on a stick... ".

Christian Bale - Patrick Bateman
Bill Sage - David Van Patten

“- Bruce Wayne: Should I just bury the past out there with my parents, Alfred?
- Alfred: I wouldn't presume to tell you what to do with your past, sir. Just know that there are those of us who care about what you do with your future.”
Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne
Sir Michael Caine - Alfred

“- Blind Prisoner: You do not fear death. You think this makes you strong. It makes you weak.
- Bruce Wayne: Why?
- Blind Prisoner: How can you move faster than possible, fight longer than possible without the most powerful impulse of the spirit: the fear of death?
- Bruce Wayne: I do fear death. I fear dying in here, while my city burns, and...” (continue)(continue reading)
Uri Gavriel - Blind Prisoner
Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne

“We have to end apartheid for one. And slow down the nuclear arms race, stop terrorism and world hunger. We have to provide food and shelter for the homeless, and oppose racial discrimination and promote civil rights, while also promoting equal rights for women. We have to encourage a return to traditional moral values. Most importantly, we have...” (continue)(continue reading)
Christian Bale - Patrick Bateman

“I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.”
Christian Bale

“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.”
Christian Bale

“- Ducard: Your anger gives you great power. But if you let it, it will destroy you. As it almost did me.
- Bruce Wayne: What stopped it?
- Ducard: Vengeance.”
Liam Neeson - Ducard
Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne

“My pain is constant and sharp, and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this, there is no catharsis; my punishment continues to elude me, and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself.”
Christian Bale - Patrick Bateman

“- Batman: Then why do you want to kill me?
- The Joker: I don't, I don't want to kill you! What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no, no! No. You... you... complete me.”
Christian Bale - Batman
Heath Ledger - Joker

“- Alfred Pennyworth: I trust you don't have me followed on my day off.
- Bruce Wayne: If you ever took one, I might.”
Sir Michael Caine - Alfred Pennyworth
Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne

“Sometimes the truth isn't good enough, sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.”
Christian Bale - Batman

“- Batman: This city just showed you that it's full of people ready to believe in good.
- The Joker: Until their spirit breaks completely. Until they get a good look at the real Harvey Dent, and all the heroic things he's done.”
Christian Bale - Batman
Heath Ledger - Joker

“Why we starting to fight each other? It's just what the big shots wanna see. That we're street trash, street rats with no brains. No respect for nothing including ourselves. So heres how it is if we don't act together then we are nothing. If we don't stick together we are nothing. And if we can't even trust each other, then we are nothing. So...” (continue)(continue reading)
Christian Bale - Jack Kelly

“- Irving Rosenfeld: You're young. You're beautiful. You gotta go out and find somebody else. Get some friends. Alright?
- Rosalyn Rosenfeld: I don't like going out. I get anxiety when I have to meet people. You know how hard that is.”
Christian Bale - Irving Rosenfeld
Jennifer Lawrence - Rosalyn Rosenfeld

“- Club Patron: So, what do you do?
- Patrick Bateman: I'm into, uh, well, murders and executions, mostly.
- Club Patron: Do you like it?
- Patrick Bateman: Well, it depends. Why?
- Club Patron: Well, most guys I know who are in Mergers and Acquisitions really don't like it.”
Christian Bale - Patrick Bateman

“- Patrick Bateman: [thinking] Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh, my God. It even has a watermark.
- Luis Carruthers: Is something wrong, Patrick? You're sweating.”

Christian Bale - Patrick Bateman
Matt Ross - Luis Carruthers

“It's not who I am underneath... but what I do... that defines me.”
Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne

“- Bruce Wayne: You know that day that you once told me about, when Gotham would no longer need Batman? It's coming.
- Rachel Dawes: Bruce. You can't ask me to wait for that.
- Bruce Wayne: It's happening now. Harvey is that hero. He locked up half of the city's criminals, and he did it without wearing a mask. Gotham needs a hero with a face.”
Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Rachel Dawes

“- Two-Face: The joker chose me!
- Batman: Because you were the best of us. He wanted to prove that even someone as good as you could fall.
- Two-Face: And he was right.”
Aaron Eckhart - Two-Face
Christian Bale - Batman

“- Bruce Wayne: The bandit, in the forest in Burma, did you catch him?
- Alfred Pennyworth: Yes.
- Bruce Wayne: How?
- Alfred Pennyworth: We burned the forest down.”
Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne
Sir Michael Caine - Alfred Pennyworth

Learned a new word today. "Atom bomb". It was like the God taking a photograph.
Christian Bale - Jim

“Gorr-You are not like the other gods I’ve killed.
Thor-Because I have something worth fighting for.”
Christian Bale - Gorr
Chris Hemsworth - Thor

“- Ken Miles: Very. Wait a second. What type of girl are you?
- Mollie Miles: The type of girl who likes the smell of wet gasoline.
- Ken Miles: Oh.
- Mollie Miles: Burnt rubber.
- Ken Miles: What are you, some kind of a deviant? Are you?”
Christian Bale - Ken Miles
Caitriona Balfe - Mollie Miles

“- Customer: In this country, the customer is always right! Do you ever hear that?
- Ken Miles: Yeah. Yeah. A bunch of nonsense.”
Brad Beyer - Wayne - Customer
Christian Bale - Ken Miles

“- Ken Miles: If this were a beauty pageant, we just lost.
- Carroll Shelby: Looks aren't everything.”
Christian Bale - Ken Miles
Matt Damon - Carroll Shelby