[Mac User #001]

Christian Bale Goes Bale-istic



Article here...

[voodoo]

My respect for Christian Bale just increased twofold.

[pooka]

Yeah, no crap. That's how I talk to coworkers and vendors daily. How else are you supposed to get **** done?

[besson3c]

When has yelling at somebody this way ever yielded good results?

[Atheist]

Originally Posted by pooka 

Yeah, no crap. That's how I talk to coworkers and vendors daily. How else are you supposed to get **** done?

No doubt. It's critical one reminds one's inferiors of their place.

[Mrjinglesusa]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

When has yelling at somebody this way ever yielded good results?

Daily.

[andi*pandi]

I like how he says that the DP is a nice guy, but ****ing unprofessional.

[MacNNUK]

Originally Posted by Mac User #001 

Christian Bale Goes Bale-istic



Article here...

Here too, what a TW*T, contains 39 "F" words !
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4446...ion-movie.html

[pooka]

Originally Posted by andi*pandi 

I like how he says that the DP is a nice guy, but ****ing unprofessional.

Yeah, one of my fave parts. Compared to his character in TDK, the dude is 10x cooler IRL.

[Chuckit]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

When has yelling at somebody this way ever yielded good results?

Um, I've yelled at people who were about to ruin hours' worth of work before. It worked just fine to emphasize the "DO NOT DO THAT"-ness of the situation.

It sounds like this was a hard scene Bale was doing and that same guy had messed it up once before and been told off already, so Bale wanted to really hammer the point in.

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by Chuckit 

Um, I've yelled at people who were about to ruin hours' worth of work before. It worked just fine to emphasize the "DO NOT DO THAT"-ness of the situation.

It sounds like this was a hard scene Bale was doing and that same guy had messed it up once before and been told off already, so Bale wanted to really hammer the point in.

Maybe, but my point is that as long as you have to work closely with people, they don't perform at their best in intense fear of mistakes.

[Dakar V]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

Maybe, but my point is that as long as you have to work closely with people, they don't perform at their best in intense fear of mistakes.

Only if you do that all the time.

[zro]

What a tool. ****in' baby.

[Eug]

Originally Posted by Chuckit 

Um, I've yelled at people who were about to ruin hours' worth of work before. It worked just fine to emphasize the "DO NOT DO THAT"-ness of the situation.

It sounds like this was a hard scene Bale was doing and that same guy had messed it up once before and been told off already, so Bale wanted to really hammer the point in.

Perhaps, but it seems this is not necessarily an isolated incident with just co-workers.

His on-set outburst occurred days before he was arrested in London for an alleged assault on his mother and sister in a London hotel room on the eve of The Dark Knight premiere. He did not face charges after the Crown Prosecution Service advised that no further action should be taken.

Batman arrested over 'attack on his mother'

His mother and one of his three sisters claimed that he attacked them in his suite in the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, on Sunday.

They made their complaint the following day, but police reportedly refrained from approaching Bale immediately to allow him to attend the premiere of The Dark Knight.

[Dakar V]

So he wanted to Terminate that guys employment? Harsh.

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

So he wanted to Terminate that guys employment? Harsh.

He'll be back.

Someone had to do it.

[ort888]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48

[Dakar V]

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey 

He'll be back.

Someone had to do it.

The DoP didn't see his Judgment Day coming, I bet.

[Eug]

Originally Posted by ort888 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48

10/10

That's better than 99% stuff on the radio today.

[ort888]

He told the DoP

"Hasta La Vista Baby!"

or...

"You won't be back"

or...

"I know now why you cry..."


This is too easy.

[Mac User #001]

Originally Posted by ort888 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48

That was fast, and darn good.

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by ort888 

He told the DoP

"Hasta La Vista Baby!"

or...

"You won't be back"

or...

"I know now why you cry..."


This is too easy.

Earlier, one of the PAs had warned the DoP that Bale "can't be bargained with, can't be reasoned with. He doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And he absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead."

[Dakar V]

Best one yet.

[Dakar V]

I heard afterwards he did console the DoP. OH: "I know now why you cry. But it's something I can never do."

[Chuckit]

The other crew were heard murmuring, "You can't stop him. He'll wait for you. He'll reach down her throat and tear her ****in' heart out!"

[exca1ibur]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63VTXMBeC8Q

nuff said.

[Snow-i]

what a pissy pants. Seriously i've met 4 year olds that have better self control than that.

the first 15-20 seconds were enough...let it go.

[Captain Obvious]

Originally Posted by Eug 

Perhaps, but it seems this is not necessarily an isolated incident with just co-workers.

His on-set outburst occurred days before he was arrested in London for an alleged assault on his mother and sister in a London hotel room on the eve of The Dark Knight premiere. He did not face charges after the Crown Prosecution Service advised that no further action should be taken.[/i]

verbal assault you drama queen

I don't see the big deal at yelling at a subordinate who messed up your work because of their incompetence. A director of photography sounds a couple rungs below the importance of the lead actor in a film. He was within his right to curse the guy out.

[ctt1wbw]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

When has yelling at somebody this way ever yielded good results?

Hey, I got a laugh out of it! That was ****ing awesome!

[Atheist]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

When has yelling at somebody this way ever yielded good results?

I suppose it all depends on the audience. I have zero respect for people that lose control. Regardless of who they are. To me it's a sign of weakness. But for others it may prove useful.

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Atheist 

I suppose it all depends on the audience. I have zero respect for people that lose control. Regardless of who they are. To me it's a sign of weakness. But for others it may prove useful.

I completely agree.

This is a massive ego, completely out of control. The guy might have actually done something wrong, but Bale should've said something like, "Okay, stop...why are you walking around during the middle of a scene? Could you please not do that? It's very distracting."

Instead, Bale went berserk, freaking out, swearing, apparently threatening with violence, and acting like an 8-year-old throwing a tantrum. If I was a director, I would think twice about hiring someone who could put the entire crew on edge every second of the day.

I love Bale's movies; he's one of my favorite actors, but this was ridiculous.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious 

verbal assault you drama queen

I don't see the big deal at yelling at a subordinate who messed up your work because of their incompetence. A director of photography sounds a couple rungs below the importance of the lead actor in a film. He was within his right to curse the guy out.

People who don't understand that working WITH somebody is not the same thing as working FOR somebody probably shouldn't be working freelance.

Everybody will drop an asshole the very first chance they get.

I know that if I were the production manager or the production company (probably the people the DoP actually IS working for - unless this Bale guy owns the production company), I'd think good and hard about ever wanting to subject my people to that kind of treatment again.

Obviously, the star rakes in the dollars, but since this stuff gets around...if he *had* bailed, even Christian Bale wouldn't work again for a *long* time - the production company made sure of that with this recording.

[besson3c]

Bale-istic! I get it now!! Hehhe...

[Doofy]

Got to remember that this guy will have spent most of the day in "kill kill kill" mode... What with all the terminators and everything. Some actors find it difficult to completely break character when an upset happens.

[Spheric Harlot]

^ Good point, actually.

[Jawbone54]

More details:

Bob Thompson: Christian Bale's family feud might've incited Terminator: Salvation rage

As it stands, the fall out is all on Bale, who may have been breaking down. Two things to consider on that front: Bale's outburst during filming last summer in New Mexico occurred days after the media frenzy over his shouting encounter with his mother at London's Dorchester Hotel. That incident that led to charges (subsequently dropped). It doesn't take a therapist to figure out the connection between the two.

But that doesn't matter to the folks who make movies. It's the façade that counts and Bale is entering Russell Crowe country, which is not a good place to be. Since Crowe's phone-throwing incident, his career slump is well known in Tinseltown.

Is Bale next to suffer from his own personality excesses? We shall see. But there are forces out there that wanted film fans to know more than the gossipy rumours that surfaced last summer about his anger breakdown directed at a Terminator: Salvation's director of photography. Instead of rumours there is sound. Somebody let this happen.

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

Got to remember that this guy will have spent most of the day in "kill kill kill" mode... What with all the terminators and everything. Some actors find it difficult to completely break character when an upset happens.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I have a hard time breaking my character when I'm in ass kicking mode all day long.

[Spheric Harlot]

That explains the poop on your shoe.

[Doofy]

Oh don't start him off about poop. You know what he's like.

[besson3c]

No, I usually backflip out of the way before the poop hits my shoe.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

More details:

Bob Thompson: Christian Bale's family feud might've incited Terminator: Salvation rage

Ah, well, there you go.

Nobody loves an asshole on the job.

[Rumor]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

I completely agree.

This is a massive ego, completely out of control. The guy might have actually done something wrong, but Bale should've said something like, "Okay, stop...why are you walking around during the middle of a scene? Could you please not do that? It's very distracting."

Instead, Bale went berserk, freaking out, swearing, apparently threatening with violence, and acting like an 8-year-old throwing a tantrum. If I was a director, I would think twice about hiring someone who could put the entire crew on edge every second of the day.

I love Bale's movies; he's one of my favorite actors, but this was ridiculous.

Without knowing the full back story, it is hard to say if Bale was out of line. For all we know, it could have been the fifth time the guy had interrupted a scene that day.

[Face Ache]

Originally Posted by Eug 

They made their complaint the following day, but police reportedly refrained from approaching Bale immediately to allow him to attend the premiere of The Dark Knight.

"Hasta Mañana, Baby!"

Oh... that was ABBA.


I blame the steroids.

[Shaddim]

I probably would have went off, if it had happened several times (which it seems this has), but not for that long.

"Get the **** off the set! Somebody get a leash on this SOB."

[- - e r i k - -]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39984

[Captain Obvious]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

But that doesn't matter to the folks who make movies. It's the façade that counts and Bale is entering Russell Crowe country, which is not a good place to be. Since Crowe's phone-throwing incident, his career slump is well known in Tinseltown[/URL]

You don't see a difference between cursing someone out and clocking them in the face with a solid object? Plus one guy actually did something to incite the incident while the other was just present at a situation where only the phone company had fault.

Also the only movies Crowe made this entire decade that are worth watching were Gladiator and 3:10 to Yuma. And in the decade previous there was only one, LA Confidential. There was a whole 4 years before the phone incident where any movie he was in just sucked because he can't act. I am sure that didn't help his career either.

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Rumor 

Without knowing the full back story, it is hard to say if Bale was out of line. For all we know, it could have been the fifth time the guy had interrupted a scene that day.

Actually, didn't he say in the audio clip that it was the second time?

Still...wouldn't that be the director's job anyways?

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious 

You don't see a difference between cursing someone out and clocking them in the face with a solid object? Plus one guy actually did something to incite the incident while the other was just present at a situation where only the phone company had fault.

Listen again. Bale was going after the guy, and people sounded like they were restraining him.

Also the only movies Crowe made this entire decade that are worth watching were Gladiator and 3:10 to Yuma. And in the decade previous there was only one, LA Confidential. There was a whole 4 years before the phone incident where any movie he was in just sucked because he can't act. I am sure that didn't help his career either.

American Gangster (don't know for sure - the reviews are decent), A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, Master and Commander (debatable)...

You no likey?

[Mac User #001]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39984

I agree with that. And I think most of us are on Bale's side. He knows what it takes to get sh*t done!

[Rumor]

American Gangster and A Beautiful Mind were good. I don't know about the other two.