Originally Posted By mele Well, and he was arrested for some sort of assault on his mother and sister, too. You can only have so many incidents like this before a somewhat accurate picture begings to emerge. And "Bale Out" is pretty funny.
Originally Posted By dshyates This guy would puch Batman in the mouth: <a href="http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ranchhandbwqm6.jpg" target="_blank">http://img84.imageshack.us/my....wqm6.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By cstephens mele wrote: > Well, and he was arrested for some sort of assault on his mother and sister, too. And charges were never filed and the matter dropped because nothing came out of it - their claims were proved to be baseless. There are serious issues with his mother and sister. He reacted when they crossed the line. /cs
Originally Posted By mele I realize that he wasn't prosecuted but that doesn't always mean the charges were baseless, especially when family is involved. Let's look at how he reacted when this guy "crossed a line". Ooh, the guy distracted him (but not the director). Must not have been too big of a distraction and must not have ruined anything that was too major. Big deal. No way is this type of behavior not a habit of his.
Originally Posted By SFH How many other actors have behaved this way on-set? I'm thinkings LOTS. And yet, for some reason, only this audio clip from many months ago is now out in the public. I have to wonder why. Seems like somebody involved has something against Bale. I'm NOT defending Bale. I just wonder why we got to hear this when we haven't been able to hear or see tirades from so many others. I would never treat one of my coworkers to a rant like that. But then I don't work on big-budget movies where cursing is VERY common on the set and where people can end up working for 14 hours with very little progress and frustration builds. SFH
Originally Posted By mele Did you see the one with Bill O'Reilly? Same attitude and foul mouth. I think more and more of this stuff leaks out now with all of the easy technology at our fingertips. I'm sure a lot of actors behave this way. I'm glad we don't have to listen to it very often. I'm sure someone on the set thought he was a jerk and released it. Makes me also think that this isn't just a single incident. It's not bright to mistreat the people who are in charge of making you look good.
Originally Posted By SFH I want to see/hear a Bill O'Reilly/Christian Bale/Kasey Casem/Jack Wager-the-voice-of-Disneyland explaining the most interesting word in the English language... mashup. I think I would bust a gut. And I have a lot of gut to bust.
Originally Posted By cstephens Christian Bale was on Kevin and Bean this morning. It was pretty funny because Kevin and Bean had no idea and at first thought it was a joke until they realized it was really him. Kevin and Bean and Ralph have been making fun of Christian all week, and Christian has apparently been listening and laughing. Christian said that he was embarassed about what happened and was very sorry and takes full responsibility for being out of line. He also explained the circumstances of what was happening at the time, which is what I've heard speculated and makes sense. He said that the issues were resolved between him and the DP that day and that they continued to work together through the rest of the film. Really good segment. /cs
Originally Posted By SFH Again, I'm not excusing the behavior, but I think any one of us could be made to look like the worst jerks in the world if you had four minutes of audio or video of us that you got to cherry pick from any time in our lives you wanted to.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Well I'm pleased that he's admitted he's at fault on this and deserves every joke at his expence on this one. Hopefully he will learn that bad behaviour is never acceptable and there's always a chance that someone is recording now days.
Originally Posted By mele I'm sure we'd all look like jerks if we were recorded fighting with our spouses or family but I think this behavior is a bit worse at the work place. It's really unprofessional to behave that way. And it wasn't just a quick letting off of steam. He went on and on. But I appreciated his apology. I don't really see most of his movies anyway, so this is not really going to change anything. I won't be boycotting anything, I don't really do that. I usually see movies because I want to see the story, not the actor. However, I don't like Brad Pitt much anymore. He isn't the draw for me that he used to be.
Originally Posted By DAR <<Again, I'm not excusing the behavior, but I think any one of us could be made to look like the worst jerks in the world if you had four minutes of audio or video of us that you got to cherry pick from any time in our lives you wanted to.>> When I was fixing my garage door I used language that would have made Bale blush.
