Sunday, April 23, 2006

hey people, remember the excerpt from a johnny depp interview i posted last year? well im not sure if any of u liked it but here's another one! and no worries, it's not depp again, this time it's bale, christian bale. yes, that bloke who's putting on his herb-mint facial mask u see below in the ego entry. here's an excerpt from an E! online interview in 2000--around the time when American Psycho is opening in theatres--in which he tackles sex, underwear, and horse manure...

so, how does it feel to be most downloaded man on the internet? how does it feel to be adored like that?
is that true? i didn't know this. it always feels really remote from my own life--if everyone really knew what a jerk i am in real life, i wouldn't be so adored in the slightest. i consider it very flattering, but i don't dwell on it too much.

are you an avid reader?
i love w. somerset maugham. i also had an obsession with 'Watership Down' when i was younger--i read it, like, eight times in a row. i don't know why. i've always been a real animal lover, and it was all about rabbits, so i found it really fascinating.

how difficult are sex scenes with cameras and people right in front of you?
it's bizzare, but if you're an actor, there have to be times when you're ready to step up to the plate and make a fool of yourself and possibly embarrass yourself. but i find that with sex scenes, they always become quite funny and the opposite of sexy. a movie set is really not an intimate place at all. everyone knows you're going to be taking your clothes off, so it's surprising how easy it becomes. there's more nervousness before--the sort of anticipation--as opposed to when you're actually doing it.

how does your wife feel about such sex scenes?
she thinks they're great--hilarious, even. her favourite scene is me running naked, covered in blood, down a corridor with a chainsaw in my hand. she doesn't really understand why everyone finds it so controversial.

what is your favourite time of the day?
that would be nighttime. for fun? i love sleeping. i'm a very lazy person. i love doing nothing. i just love to sleep.

tell me something you don't want other people to know about you.
why would i tell you that? i'm not a personality, i'm an actor. i shouldn't do that, and i've no desire to, anyway.

what day-to-day simple little things make you smile?
i guess the same as everybody else: eating, drinking and sleeping.

tell us something you havent mentioned in another interview.
i'll tell you nothing scandalous! i used to play on a rugby team. interesting, huh? i'm sure i've never said that before since i don't play sports now on a regular basis. i've a dirt bike, i run--away from people. i'd like to play more football--er, soccer. (bale is english, not american)

is there any difference between a gay love scene and a straight one?
well, yeah, because he was behind me. you know, position. it's just basic biology.

have you had any encounters that you can share with the fans?
i had a strange meeting with someone when i was younger. i was sitting with some friends in a cafe. a couple of girls sat down with us, and one of them told us she was dating christian bale, which was sort of bizzare. and my friends were saying things like, 'oh, wow, he must be horrible! i'd hate to be him!' then i said, 'you idiot, that's me!' and she sort of ran from the coffeeshop.

do you have sexy underwear?
right now--at the moment? sexiness is in the eye of the beholder, isn't it? i havent bought any sexy underwear. some people may find it sexy, even though i don't intend to buy them for that. why am i talking about what underwear i wear?!

if you had to live on a remote island, what else would u take besides your wife?
horseshit! haha! i love the smell of it.

what are the best things about being an actor? and the worst?
the best is working with other talented people; the worst is working with really untalented people. oh, and being asked questions about what underwear you wear!

what's the worst advice you've ever received?
well, maybe it shows i'm not a good listener, because i can't think of any good or bad advice. it's quite possibly yours--that i should get used to being asked about my underwear!

the class united @ 7:21 PM