Christian Bale movie quotes

“- Jim: Perhaps that's where God is all the time and that's why you can't see Him when you're awake, do you think?
- Mary Graham, Jim's mother: I don't know. I don't know about God.
- Jim: Perhaps He's our dream... and we're His.”

Christian Bale - Jim
Emily Richard - Mary Graham, Jim's mother

“- Denton Van Zan: Ever see a male?
- Quinn Abercromby: When I'm running for my life I generally don't look back at the plumbing.”

Matthew McConaughey - Denton Van Zan
Christian Bale - Quinn Abercromby

“- David Jacobs: Everyday you're losing thousands of dollars just to beat us out of one lousy tenth of a cent. Why?
- Jack Kelly: You see, it ain't about the money, Dave. It Joe gives in to nobodies like us, it means we got the power. And he can't do that, no matter what it costs.”
David Moscow - David Jacobs
Christian Bale - Jack Kelly

“- Dr. Rawlins: You admire the Japanese?
- Jim: Well, they're brave, aren't they?
- Dr. Rawlins: That's important, is it, Jim?
- Jim: It's a good thing if you want to win a war.
- Dr. Rawlins: But we don't want them to win, do we. Remember, we're British.”
Nigel Havers - Dr. Rawlins
Christian Bale - Jim

“- Arvid: I would rather belong to anyone... anyone, than belong to the Nazis like you do.
- Thomas Berger: That's because you have everything backwards. Nazis go anywhere they want, do anything they want, everyone gets out of our way.”
Frank Whaley - Arvid
Christian Bale - Thomas Berger

“- Patrick Bateman: I'm on a diet.
- Jean: What, you're kidding, right? You look great... so fit... and thin.
- Patrick Bateman: Well, you can always be thinner... look better.
- Jean: Then maybe we shouldn't go out to dinner. I wouldn't want you to lose your willpower.
- Patrick Bateman: That's okay. I'm not very good at controlling it anyway.”
Christian Bale - Patrick Bateman
Chloë Sevigny - Jean

“- Thomas Berger: Look who we have here, Peter's priss. Have you talked to her yet?
- Peter Müller: Who says I'm interested?
- Thomas Berger: Your tongue was on the floor.”
Christian Bale - Thomas Berger
Robert Sean Leonard - Peter Müller

“It ain't lyin'. It's just improvin' the truth a little.”
Christian Bale - Jack Kelly

“- David Jacobs: My father taught us not to lie.
- Jack Kelly: Well, mine told me not to starve; so we both have an education.”
David Moscow - David Jacobs
Christian Bale - Jack Kelly

“- Pelagia: I wrote to you every day. A hundred letters... and not a single reply.
- Mandras: I never learned... to read or write.”
Penelope Cruz - Pelagia
Christian Bale - Mandras

“- Jim: Would you like a Hershey bar?
- Nina: Oh yes, please.
- Jim: So would I kid, have you got one?”
Christian Bale - Jim
Nina Armstrong - Nina

“I have loved you since the moment I clapped eyes on you. What could be more reasonable than to marry you?”
Christian Bale - Laurie

“- Jim: It almost looks as if they're waiting for something to happen...
- John Graham, Jim's father: Yes.
- Jim: They didn't look angry or anything...
- Maxton: It's not their anger; it's their patience.”

Christian Bale - Jim
Rupert Frazer - John Graham, Jim's father
Leslie Phillips - Maxton

“- Thomas: What do you suppose the New World will look like?
- John Smith: Like all the others, I suppose. I've seen hundreds of new worlds, Thomas. What could possibly be different about this one?”
Christian Bale - Thomas
Mel Gibson - John Smith

“- Racetrack Higgins: You know that hot tip I told you about?
- Jack Kelly: Yeah.
- Racetrack Higgins: Nobody told the horse.”

Max Casella - Racetrack Higgins
Christian Bale - Jack Kelly

“- Mush: Howd'ya sleep, Jack?
- Jack Kelly: On my back, Mush.”
Aaron Lohr - Mush
Christian Bale - Jack Kelly

“- Younger Amy March: I don't wanna die. I've never even been kissed. I've waited my whole to be kissed, and what if I miss it?
- Laurie: I tell you what. I promise to kiss you before you die.”
Kirsten Dunst - Younger Amy March
Christian Bale - Laurie