Christian Bale Quotes

Know that there is so much more to you than your body. It's not just about perfecting the steps; you must trust your instincts to tell deep, emotional stories through the steps that you are performing.

I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions.

I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.

It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.

I have been the subject of ridicule. People talk about me and they don't know me and this is an opportunity to tell my story... to have my voice and to set the record straight.

All I need is my brains, my eyes and my personality, for better or for worse.

Whenever I play something, everybody just thinks that's who I am.

I know me, and those close to me know me. But sadly, the outside world thinks I'm some kind of a crook.

In the beginning, the media was calling me a bad boy all the time because of the way I act and feel onstage. None of them have ever taken the time to get to know me when I climb offstage.

But I also enjoy life... the more scrutiny I am under, the more confident I become. I am who I am. I can't do anything about it, and I love who I am.

The one thing that's going to get you through this business is having strong roots, being grounded and knowing what is true.

Pretension is a poor joke that you play on yourself. Snap out of it. Recognise your strengths, work on your weaknesses. Real achievement is liking what you see in the mirror every morning.

I'm not the type of woman who shows off my body; I'm a vocalist and I'm a writer and I think people see that more so than they see anything else. That's just who I am.

People can judge me for what I've done. And I think when somebody's out in the public eye, that's what they do. So I'm fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I've always stood for.

I like being misunderstood.

Don't worry about people knowing you. Make yourself worth knowing.

When you are in the public eye, it is really counterproductive to think about how you're viewed in the eyes of others. You just have to be who you are.

I sometimes think my earnestness is confused for stupidity, but it shouldn't be.

Honesty, vulnerability, pain - these are things that always supersede the trends of the day.

We all wish we could find and embrace our voice, our strength.

I've always thought of myself as a strong person. However, it's taken me a while to fully find my voice.

When I was young, I read the Bible, and I already knew what it meant to be the good guy - and look what happened to Jesus. So, I already understood that you get ridiculed for telling the truth, and I've always been aware of that. But, I'm a guy with confidence, and I'm not afraid.

I'm going to stand in my truth no matter what.

I'm just going to keep pushing and try and be the best of version that I can be of me.

I never think about what people will think when they watch me on screen.