Christian Bale going berserk in terminator 4 scene

On February 04 2009 16:10 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
I dunno to be honest when you are an intense actor that tries to get in character for a HUGE film like this it is understandable to be THIS mad at being thrown off.. not to mention the exhaustion of doing a movie.

I got yo back bale <3

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On February 04 2009 16:15 InToTheWannaB wrote:
gtfo exhaustion. The guy moping the floors at night does more work then he does. Im sure he does not flip out if someone walks over his wet floor.

On February 04 2009 16:05 GHOSTCLAW wrote:
That's really sad for the director of photography. this might be the last movie that he works on because of it. All because of a mistake. -_-;;

On February 04 2009 16:31 CommanderFluffy wrote:
Bale went a little over board, but the photographer is still a fucking pussy for trying to sue just cuz he got yelled at.

Hollywood Press
February 3, 2009
Christian Bale apologizes
by Finch Boyle

A wave of emotions hit the internet yesterday, when an audio clip of respected actor Christian Bale, yelling at the director of photography, on the set of Terminator Salvation was released. Internet users went wild as they listened to their favorite actor completely belittle a man, and make an ass out of himself. Bale-heads asked themselves if this was really the Christian Bale that they grew to love. How lucky for me then, when I ran into Christian Bale today at a pub. My chubby and grumbly camera man approached Bale and asked him about the situation. He had this to say:

"I apologized to Shane the next day. I was completely out of line, and my actions were far more extreme then needed, but you see as actors, we need complete focus and concentration to do a scene the way it must be done. So when someone catches my eye, and he's doo-dooing in the background, it's very hard for me to keep my cool. We were filming a very important scene, and I guess my emotions caught the best of me. I'm truly sorry to all my fans who lost respect in me. I didn't mean for this to happen, it just happened."

I thanked Mr. Bale, who shook my hand and turned back around to the bar counter, then my husky camera man and I were about to leave when Mr. Bale turned back to us and said "But you know..." He then took a quick shot of his whiskey "That prick really shouldn't have been in my eye line"

"Sorry, Mr. Bale?" I said
"I said I should have kicked his ass!" Before I could respond me and my chubby camera man noticed that Mr. Bale was foaming at the mouth. Literally white foam was oozing from his mouth. Like a rabid dog.
"Mr. Bale, are you oka-" But it was too late. He kicked me straight across the room, into the jutebox. How appropriate that Chubby Chase's song "Do the twist" began playing as Bale proceeded to take my obese camera man's head and slam it onto the counter. He was dead within seconds. His remains were shipped off to feed five poor families in Africa.

At this point however, most of the bar regulars weren't about to let this slide, so they all jumped at Christian at once, but Mr. Bale was too quick. He took a wooden stool and broke across four men. They fell to the floor, splinters in their sides. Mr. Bale then took the leg stools and used them as a sort of katana like weapons, and began beating the rest of the bar regulars.

C'mon baby, and do the twist

He took one of the leg stools and jammed it into one of the poor bar regulars and pinned the man's lifeless body to the wall.

Do the twist.

Mr. Bale jumped onto the bar counter and spotted an old lady across the counter. He yelled "Get out of my eye line. I want you off the set you *beep* prick!" He then charged full at her, jumped over her, came up from behind, and snapped her neck. One of the men who were beaten by the wooden stool, looked up at Christian Bale for a split second. Making eye contact was the biggest mistake. "Do you undestand?! You and me are done professionaly!"
"I don't know what you mea-" but he couldn't finish his sentence. Mr. Bale stomped his foot onto the poor man's face, breaking his jaw. Bale then turned to a painting of a naked woman that was displayed on the Pub's wall.
"McG!" Bale yelled at the painting "You gonna do something about this prick?!" The painting did not respond. "Well someone has to keep and eye on him!" Bale then took one of the unconcious Pub regulars head, and proceeded to rip one of their eyes out. "Keep a *beep* eye on him!" Bale threw the eye ball at the painting.

Mr. Bale then walked toward the Pub door, turned to me and said "You're a nice guy. You're a nice guy." He then walked off into the day light. It was a day I will never forget.

On February 04 2009 16:42 HeadBangaa wrote:
As good as Bale is, he doesn't generate light.

On February 04 2009 16:37 Rekrul wrote:
?????????????????

Bale didn't overreact. There is no excuse for the other guy fucking up like this. Be aware or get the fuck out!

On February 04 2009 16:35 HeadBangaa wrote:
What a fucking BABY. Ladies and gentleman, that is a spoiled child in an adult body.

On February 04 2009 16:42 HeadBangaa wrote:
As good as Bale is, he doesn't generate light.

On February 04 2009 16:37 Rekrul wrote:
?????????????????

Bale didn't overreact. There is no excuse for the other guy fucking up like this. Be aware or get the fuck out!

On February 04 2009 16:32 {88}iNcontroL wrote:


Nah.. the guy mopping floors doesn't necessarily work harder than him. Don't be a sappy bleeding vagina pretending like the world is so fucking black and white. And if a faggot DID walk over his newly mopped floors he'd have a god damn reason to give the guy a verbal lashing so i don't know what point you are making.

On February 04 2009 16:56 mIsUZu wrote:



Entirely untrue. If Bale was a true professional, he would have yelled at the DP to get off the scene and just chilled out there. Then, maybe when the scene is over, call that DP privately and tell him how pissed off he was about what had happened and demand it does not happen twice.

What worries me is the fact that so many famous/powerful people, mainly the hollywood $tars who think they are literally better off than other people believing they can get away with stuff like this. It's extremely ill mannered and impolite, let alone ruins the filming atmosphere and all it does is boost his/her ego to think his action was justified because he's famous.

And what's even more depressing is few blind fans who let this happen by siding with his idols no matter what. Personally I am a great fan of Christian Bale and think that his acting is purely genius, especially in the recent Batman the Dark Knight. However, this kind of behavior just doesn't cut it no matter who you are, what your social status is. Have to say quite disappointed at his manner, though I half expected most hollywood stars to be this way.

On February 04 2009 17:13 InToTheWannaB wrote:
If some janitor acted like that after someone walked over his floor. He be fucking fired. His boss would be like "WoW this guy a nut job gtfo!" Bale just lucky no one else can do his job because if he was replacable they fire his fucking crazy ass.

On February 04 2009 17:12 Ace wrote:
what do you mean "get away with it"? He cursed the guy out stop being a panzy. It's not a big fucking deal.

On February 04 2009 17:15 mahnini wrote:
you're reading wayyyyyyy too much into this. so bale has a bad day and yells at some guy for distracting him. is it inappropriate? maybe. does that mean he's an egotistical asshole 24/7? probably not. shit happens nawimsayin?

On February 04 2009 18:29 L wrote:
I'm rather shocked no one has asked bale why he's so... serious.

On February 04 2009 16:15 InToTheWannaB wrote:
gtfo exhaustion. The guy moping the floors at night does more work then he does. Im sure he does not flip out if someone walks over his wet floor.

On February 04 2009 19:04 Starparty wrote:


your stupidity amazes me.

On February 04 2009 19:46 Alizee- wrote:
There's a reason why he's making the money and half of you are saying he needs to "chill out". Several of you apparently have no concept of being passionate about your work so you have no understanding about why he's reacting the way he is. Is he overreacting? Maybe he is, maybe he isn't, but its clear to me people just gobble this shit up like they have the whole picture. "Well I heard a report about him having his family call the cops and now this" Yeah you MUST know 100% of what's going on. Clueless nerds who have about the emotional awareness of a rock.

On February 04 2009 17:21 {88}iNcontroL wrote:


Janitor probably would know they are replaceable and wouldn't have the luxury of spouting off I agree. But now we are getting REALLY far off track here. You originally said that a janitor "does more work" than bale, I disagreed. Then you said a janitor would somehow have the cool to not verbally yell at a person for ruining their work, I told you they'd at least want to.

On February 04 2009 20:17 DM20 wrote:
OMG AN ACTOR DID SOMETHING PROVOCATIVE LETS ANALYZE IT.

Seriously, I don't care if he kills babies as long as his movies are good.

On February 04 2009 20:07 Doctorasul wrote:
What is this bullshit about "line of vision"? Aren't actors supposed to act convincingly with a huge camera filming up their nose, after a half hour of putting on make up, in uncomfortable costumes, with bright green screens around them, etc, etc, etc? The whole set is distracting as hell, the actor is the one that's supposed to ignore all that and act like he's actually in the movie. So he sees a guy with the corner of his eye picking his nose or scratching his balls and suddenly he can't do it anymore, it's too much for him. Give me a break...

On February 04 2009 18:29 L wrote:
I'm rather shocked no one has asked bale why he's so... serious.

On February 04 2009 20:39 pyrogenetix wrote:
it would be like me doing a really intricate pen drawing and someone bumps the table. happens all the fucking time and it's nearly always a non-art student because art students know what the fuck is on the line and you do NOT BUMP THE FUCKING TABLES.

On February 04 2009 16:10 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
I dunno to be honest when you are an intense actor that tries to get in character for a HUGE film like this it is understandable to be THIS mad at being thrown off.. not to mention the exhaustion of doing a movie.

I got yo back bale <3

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On February 04 2009 17:56 Ancestral wrote:
Alright, my only deal is it's Terminator 4, not the Pianist or something like that. It will definitely be a shit movie, and Bale shouldn't be so serious about getting a scene right in a horrible movie. No one will even care.

On February 04 2009 21:09 Pioneer wrote:
Regardless of if he was having a bad day the professional thing would've been to address it with the director instead of bitching out a guy in front of his coworkers. It may be a movie set but it's still a work place and you don't do things like that in a work place.

Also the people that say that what happened warranted Bale chewing out the guy don't know the full situation as does no one else. I doubt a person that isn't in the scene would walk on the set during the scene without the director saying something and if he was checking the lights wouldn't that be off set? Unless Bale demands no one to move anywhere around the scene when he's acting then there shouldn't be a problem, so it comes down to Bale being a spoiled brat :/.

On February 04 2009 16:23 ButtFace wrote:
wow... what a fucking asshole

On February 05 2009 00:18 CTStalker wrote:
it doesn't matter if it happens all the time, we're discussing this one instance that's become public. regardless of whether bale apologized or not it's just unprofessional. what kind of product can you expect when the lead actor and directory of photography have a fight like this? it'll definitely have an impact on the movie.

On February 04 2009 20:21 Ace wrote:
o shit someone said the morals word. So now Bale is an immature cunt because he yelled at some guy for getting in his way?

lmao. I can't believe you people.

On February 05 2009 01:39 Boonbag wrote:
got any idea how much that costed ?

Photographer prolly just wasted like hmm 10 000 $

And he kept arguing back wich is retarded.

People not understanding his reaction prolly never been on an expensive shooting.

Bale was rightfully pissed off.

On February 05 2009 01:11 Charly_Harloff wrote:

well, i guess he was infected by the wonderfull klaus kinski

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yITx7txr-7M
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On February 05 2009 01:31 BlackJack wrote:
It's really not a big deal for an actor to do this, especially if its an important scene and some nobody keeps screwing it up. However this is Bale, and he has a history of being a whiny brat with anger problems. He needs some help.

On February 05 2009 02:46 AmorVincitOmnia wrote:
hahaha this makes me love christian bale even more

On February 04 2009 20:39 pyrogenetix wrote:
people saying he's "taking it too seriously" need to rethink. if you're really passionate about something and it's your paycheck and some ignorant douche is fucking it up constantly, you definitely have a right to be pissed off.

i hate people who dont know shit about the subject at hand, then act like they're all high and mighty and that we professionals are taking it too seriously.

an example would be if im doing art like painting or drawing and im really into it and im in the zone and my parents call me for dinner i tell them that im doing art and will go later because the state that i am in is precious, and my parents understand that and keep out of the way.

im not saying im a fuckin professional its just that i totally understand how someone can fuckin blow up when a fucking stupid fucker comes in and fucks up something you've been working on for hours.

and no, it's not easy to just "redo the scene" because it is impossible to redo the scene exactly like it was the previous take. maybe bale was really really happy with how the scene was going and wanted to use that take but this guy fucked it up. it would be like me doing a really intricate pen drawing and someone bumps the table. happens all the fucking time and it's nearly always a non-art student because art students know what the fuck is on the line and you do NOT BUMP THE FUCKING TABLES.

i can understand why bale blew up. i dont have more specific details so im not sure if it was really warranted or not, if they talked it over or not, but i can fully understand it and i would probably do the same.

On February 05 2009 03:53 Osmoses wrote:
Don't pass judgment on this, you got an audio file of him yelling alot and calling someone a nice guy twice, that's all you got. Maybe he is a douche, maybe his rant was perfectly warranted. The DP is important, yes, but if someone "important" fucks you over more than once, the odds rise for you to get over your sissy fear of conflict and actually start yelling at him/her. And this is an actor we're talking about, his very job requires him to be emotional.

Maybe he overreacted, maybe he was perfectly warranted to chew this guy out, but all we got is an audio clip of the actual chewing out, so at least don't pass judgment on whether it was right or wrong.

On February 04 2009 16:35 gg_hertzz wrote:


lol. 'just juz he got yelled at'. did you even listen to the fucking audio? you can side with bale or against him but please don't try to downplay what happened.

On February 05 2009 04:43 Tomcat wrote:
I guess no one's read this article . I was inclined to consider Bale an arrogant retard initially, but I kinda changed my mind after reading it. It's so out of context, it's too hard to tell what actually happened there. He could have been a bit more... diplomatic about it, that's a fact.

On February 05 2009 04:41 Centric wrote:

Uh...yes you can downplay it. If people just sued left and right when somebody got yelled at...the world would be a fucking retarded place.

On February 05 2009 05:10 gg_hertzz wrote:


I didn't say anything about 'suing' but at least call the situation for what it is. The fact of the matter is this event could have gone in so many ways, if this shane hurlbut guy was a bigger guy with a short temper for example he might have wanted to kick bale's ass. Because that's what he deserved.

Maybe Shane did screw up, I've no idea, but Bale's reaction was completely inappropriate. It just so happens that he's a big shot now because he's Batman and is given infinite leverage as it seems, but there's definitely some history with verbal abuse on Bale's part. if shane screwed up, he deserves a reprimand, but nothing like what transpired.

On February 05 2009 05:19 Jayson X wrote:
Bale just fucking rocks.
Article says it all.

And about actors being arseholes. I worked as a computer technician for about half a year. I've seen customers explode over trivial shit every second day. I love how people allways act like stars and famous people act like douchebags, but believe me, if you work in the right (or wrong) metier, you learn that explosions like these are almost allways the sum of occurrences and that anyone can be and probably is an asshole at some point of the day.

If you think you're any better, believe me, your not. Nothing wrong with a few fucks and putting people in place for fucking up something important.

On February 05 2009 04:07 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:


Well said, pretty much exactly what I was thinking, without the art spin on it. But I think you can relate it back to anything. I normally don't make SC analogies, but since everyone here (practically) plays it, I will.

Imagine being involved in a really intense game of SC, and someone comes in and bugs you. You're going to be irritated. Imagine they come and bother you again, and you lose the game because of them. You're going to be really pissed off at them, and probably start yelling. Are you overreacting? Maybe you are, but are you also justified to a degree? Yes, definitely. I know I've gotten pretty pissed off when people bug me during a 49-49 Halo game and someone distracts me, and I die and lose the game for my team. I'm really pissed about it if the game mattered to me.

It's really no different here.



Agreed with this, too.

On February 05 2009 05:07 Pholon wrote:
lol. should have done it in the Batman voice XD

On February 04 2009 19:46 Alizee- wrote:
There's a reason why he's making the money and half of you are saying he needs to "chill out". Several of you apparently have no concept of being passionate about your work so you have no understanding about why he's reacting the way he is. Is he overreacting? Maybe he is, maybe he isn't, but its clear to me people just gobble this shit up like they have the whole picture. "Well I heard a report about him having his family call the cops and now this" Yeah you MUST know 100% of what's going on. Clueless nerds who have about the emotional awareness of a rock.

On February 05 2009 05:47 Mikilatov wrote:
Yeahhh, even after reading the whole story behind the deal, as posted by tomcat, I still can't see how people are defending him.

I don't care what the light guy was doing. I don't care if he is the worst light guy of all time. He said he was sorry and obviously didn't comprehend that he was being such a fuck up. He may be a fuck-up, but it's not like he was intentionally being a fuck-up. Why couldn't Bale just tell the director to take 5, and go talk to him, or someone in charge about it. It was fucking accidental.

I can't imagine myself or anyone who isn't an asshole blowing up on someone for 5 minutes for something that was unintentional. It's not like the guy was fucking with him on purpose. I understand how the pressure of the scene and such comes into play, but not 5 minutes of rip-roaring insults worth. NOT TO MENTION HE WAS THREATENING VIOLENCE ON THE GUY. Seriously? People are DEFENDING that? ... Violence isn't acceptable, especially over something like that, in an environment like that!

All in all, I don't think the whole story is required to determine if his actions were acceptable, simply because that kind of behavior is -always- unacceptable in my book. Maybe I'm just too nice. =P

Bale had indeed warned the DP on multiple occasions about messing with lights while the cameras were rolling

On February 05 2009 06:43 alphafuzard wrote:
Guy does stupid thing, semi-famous actor rants for a few minutes.....and people care?
>.>

On February 05 2009 09:12 Licmyobelisk wrote:
Let me ask you this people,

So yeah some of the people here says its ok for bale to go berserk and scream for 7 fucking long hours (that's what they say)

While some say that "Fuck Bat.. watta Douche Bag..." and thinks that they are better than him when it comes to attitude.. Lemme me ask you this..

You have a kid brother and you guys aren't that close because your too much in to playing starcraft.

Now, there is a very important tournament online that you've qualified and the prize stake is a freaking $ 500 cash prize.

The catch is that you're freaking computer is the BOMB!. I mean it's so high end you don't wanna a single soul to touch it except for yourself.

And shit you're the man for the job to get that 500 dollar prize online and now you're about to play for the tournament

But shit.. your little Winny brother accidentally piss himself near the computer and it shitten crashed..

You thought that it wouldn't run anymore and so you said to yourself "FFFFFUUUCCCCCKKK"

But then after a few hours, computer starts to run again.. But Unfortunately, you wasn't able to play via default since it was a few hours and you weren't able to register.


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On February 05 2009 08:32 Danzepol wrote:
The only part of Bales tyrade that I really find innapropriate is where he verbally threatens him. (I'm gonna fuckin' kick your fuckin' ass). It even sounds as though he made a move towards the DP in the video.

On February 05 2009 09:49 Dazed_Spy wrote:
I don't know...I think if I was in charge of that film, I'd make fucking sure my actors kept themselves professional and their mouths fucking shut. I don't care how good they are, or how much stress they are under. Everyone is under stress. You- no one- gets to go around flipping the fuck out.

Edit: Lol @ incontrol when he said a janitor is vindicated for flipping out on someone who walks over newly mopped floors. Maybe its an American thing, but in most places of the world, Civility takes precedence over minor inconveniences. Yeah, Bale has a right to be angry, a Janitor has a right to be angry. They also have the right to flip out. That doesn't make it defensible, or acceptable.

On February 05 2009 10:03 BalliSLife wrote:


tell him this was the dumbest post i've ever read?

On February 04 2009 16:32 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:

Stop being so batshit insane.

On February 05 2009 10:32 Licmyobelisk wrote:



I'm sorry sir I found the error of my ways...

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On February 05 2009 12:28 VorcePA wrote:
Apparently it was sort-of justified.

I'm not one to judge. *shrug*

On February 05 2009 13:00 il0seonpurpose wrote:



Nice link and read. Gives anothe perspective on things. Btw whats a dp

On February 05 2009 13:00 il0seonpurpose wrote:



Nice link and read. Gives anothe perspective on things. Btw whats a dp

On February 05 2009 12:28 VorcePA wrote:
Apparently it was sort-of justified.

I'm not one to judge. *shrug*

On February 05 2009 13:19 HeadBangaa wrote:
When I'm writing code in my cubicle, I'm using 10 times as many brain cells as Bale. So when a junior developer approaches me with inane questions about bla bla bla, interrupting a critical train of complex jugglings of thoughts, I get to explode with a childish tantrum? No.

I sigh.

That's what we grown-ups do. We sigh. It's called "composure".

On February 05 2009 13:19 HeadBangaa wrote:
When I'm writing code in my cubicle, I'm using 10 times as many brain cells as Bale. So when a junior developer approaches me with inane questions about bla bla bla, interrupting a critical train of complex jugglings of thoughts, I get to explode with a childish tantrum? No.

I sigh.

That's what we grown-ups do. We sigh. It's called "composure".

FYI This happened in July of 2008. Bale was having a hard week. His family was trying to basically extort money from him, his friend and co-worker Heath Ledger had just died a couple months before, and he was battling depression and insomnia. I'm not saying its an excuse - but I do believe I remember that he apologized.

On February 04 2009 16:42 HeadBangaa wrote:
As good as Bale is, he doesn't generate light.

On February 05 2009 13:19 HeadBangaa wrote:
When I'm writing code in my cubicle, I'm using 10 times as many brain cells as Bale. So when a junior developer approaches me with inane questions about bla bla bla, interrupting a critical train of complex jugglings of thoughts, I get to explode with a childish tantrum? No.

I sigh.

That's what we grown-ups do. We sigh. It's called "composure".

On February 05 2009 13:19 HeadBangaa wrote:
When I'm writing code in my cubicle, I'm using 10 times as many brain cells as Bale. So when a junior developer approaches me with inane questions about bla bla bla, interrupting a critical train of complex jugglings of thoughts, I get to explode with a childish tantrum? No.

I sigh.

That's what we grown-ups do. We sigh. It's called "composure".

On February 05 2009 14:27 Physician wrote:
- getting pissed about distractions and bright lights lol.. even if that wasn't a give away, argue all u want but all I heard was a coke head mouthing off.
- when the movie comes out check out his pupils under direct light..


rofl funniest thing I read today

On February 05 2009 14:27 Physician wrote:
- getting pissed about distractions and bright lights lol.. even if that wasn't a give away, argue all u want but all I heard was a coke head mouthing off.
- when the movie comes out check out his pupils under direct light..


rofl funniest thing I read today

On February 05 2009 13:00 il0seonpurpose wrote:
Btw whats a dp

On February 06 2009 06:35 Last Romantic wrote:
I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane?

On February 06 2009 08:51 Scooge wrote:
Bale is a serious actor. One of the best of his generation. He took the lead in The Machinist and lost 60 pounds for the role:



This is the same guy who looked like this in American Psycho



He's dedicated and when other people are less so and actually effect his performance he gets angry. Rightly so.

On February 06 2009 10:36 gg_hertzz wrote:


yeah, you're right. he should be able to eat children and kick dogs too cause he can lose weight and gain it fast.

listen, he's a good actor and he's been in some good movies and there have been consequences to that. he's gotten rich, famous, and attained numerous accolades.

after this incident he has also gotten consequences. maybe not nearly as good.

i frankly don't know what the situation was, but your line of logic is so damn stupid.

On February 06 2009 10:53 Scooge wrote:


Because yelling at your co-worker is the same as eating babies and kicking dogs. And my logic is stupid. How can you not differentiate between verbal and physical actions. The law does and he did nothing wrong. Good luck to the guy trying to sue him.

On February 06 2009 10:42 yUse[GRand] wrote:
Eh, people stop taking sides. You don't know what it's like to act in a movie, and you are trying to stay in character and do a scene.

On February 06 2009 10:53 Scooge wrote:


Because yelling at your co-worker is the same as eating babies and kicking dogs. And my logic is stupid. How can you not differentiate between verbal and physical actions. The law does and he did nothing wrong. Good luck to the guy trying to sue him.

On February 06 2009 06:26 MarklarMarklar wrote:


shitty comparison man

come on, acting is FEELINGS

coding is NERD LOGIC

from NERD LOGIC ITLL BE HARD TO FLIP OUT, but when u are in a extremely emotional state brought upon by acting, its dif man. Its personal.

tough SHIT!

bale is the man, as long as he aint violent and its all verbal its LOL!

On February 04 2009 16:46 Last Romantic wrote:
You're a fucking ugly bitch. I want to stab you to death, and then play around in your blood.

On February 06 2009 11:11 gg_hertzz wrote:


no. your logic was because he was a good actor that his actions should be excused. that's what was stupid about that. and that's why this even happened in the first place. if bale was and this shane guy was at the same status, bale would have gotten his ass kicked several times over because what he did was clearly wrong.

On February 06 2009 18:48 NoobsOfWrath wrote:


THat's not his logic you troll, always trying to argue over bullshit. His argument was that as a serious actor Bale's actions can be UNDERSTOOD in the context of what he was fucking doing because he was in the most emotional and pivotal scene of the film and the veteran lights-man who's supposed to know better than to fuck with lights during a scene, let alone such an emotional scene, decides to fuck up the whole take. Yes, his behavior was over the top, but its UNDERSTANDABLE. That was the point. Nothing about excusable. Jesus.

On February 06 2009 18:42 Odeur wrote:
how did this get recorded?

On February 06 2009 17:02 pyrogenetix wrote:
wow i honestly thought that the majority of TL would be able to understand why Bale got so fucking upset since we're all very passionate about something most people couldn't care less about.

i thought that years of personal experience with people going "you take this video game too seriously lol" would make you people understand that certain things matter so much to some people and if you mess with them while they are concentrated they would get pissed off.

wow TL likes to act all calm and high and mighty so much it makes me sick. can you guys seriously not relate to Bale? if you're playing a Bo5 and its 2:2 and you just got reaver dropped and you're frantically trying to move your workers out of the way while expanding AND reaver dropping your opponent at the same time, and some guy comes up behind you and goes "lol dude you got owned by a reaver" would you not be pissed off as fucking hell shit?
Needless to say he's a professional actor doing the biggest scene in the movie.

lol att all the people who say he shouldn't care cuz it's terminator. it's that same attitude of not taking anything seriously that people around you will observe. i hate people that think "oh i can dick around with this assignment cuz it doesnt really matter, i'll just be serious when a more important assignment comes" cuz people see how you do in everything.

ugh nvm.


did nobody read the article posted or is everyone ray charles? or is everyone too self conscious about their image that you have to pretend like you're the calmest, coolest motherfucker and would never lose your temper for anything.

i think it's really unfair to annoy someone till they blow up and record that and then only release that clip without any background info or before and after. that would be like someone videoing me killing another person brutally but doesnt mention that they murdered my whole family. then the whole internet blows up and makes remixes of the video of my killing the guy.

i mean i can easily be the biggest dick to my teacher in uni then he blows up and swears at me and i get my friend to video it and post it all over the place but i never tell anyone i started it. i could probably get away with it and get the teacher embarrassed like shit but that would be such a dickshit move.


stop being so pretentious and realize that anyone can have a bad day and lose their temper. shit HEATH LEDGER DIED! hello??? batman and joker? did everyone forget that movie already?

On February 06 2009 19:04 gg_hertzz wrote:


oh i'm sorry, he was in the most pivotal and emotional scene of the most epic movie since the titantic but guess what, shane was doing his job as well. it's not like he was thinking 'oh gee, this is the most important scene in the movie for bale so i guess i'll diddy daddy in front of his view and piss him off'.

seriously, fuck off with that shit. you're a fucking idiot of you think there's a difference between being understood and being excused. who gives a fuck if his actions can be understood or not.

On February 06 2009 06:26 MarklarMarklar wrote:


shitty comparison man

come on, acting is FEELINGS

coding is NERD LOGIC

from NERD LOGIC ITLL BE HARD TO FLIP OUT, but when u are in a extremely emotional state brought upon by acting, its dif man. Its personal.

tough SHIT!

bale is the man, as long as he aint violent and its all verbal its LOL!

On February 06 2009 17:02 pyrogenetix wrote:
wow i honestly thought that the majority of TL would be able to understand why Bale got so fucking upset since we're all very passionate about something most people couldn't care less about.

i thought that years of personal experience with people going "you take this video game too seriously lol" would make you people understand that certain things matter so much to some people and if you mess with them while they are concentrated they would get pissed off.

wow TL likes to act all calm and high and mighty so much it makes me sick. can you guys seriously not relate to Bale? if you're playing a Bo5 and its 2:2 and you just got reaver dropped and you're frantically trying to move your workers out of the way while expanding AND reaver dropping your opponent at the same time, and some guy comes up behind you and goes "lol dude you got owned by a reaver" would you not be pissed off as fucking hell shit?
Needless to say he's a professional actor doing the biggest scene in the movie.

lol att all the people who say he shouldn't care cuz it's terminator. it's that same attitude of not taking anything seriously that people around you will observe. i hate people that think "oh i can dick around with this assignment cuz it doesnt really matter, i'll just be serious when a more important assignment comes" cuz people see how you do in everything.

ugh nvm.


did nobody read the article posted or is everyone ray charles? or is everyone too self conscious about their image that you have to pretend like you're the calmest, coolest motherfucker and would never lose your temper for anything.

i think it's really unfair to annoy someone till they blow up and record that and then only release that clip without any background info or before and after. that would be like someone videoing me killing another person brutally but doesnt mention that they murdered my whole family. then the whole internet blows up and makes remixes of the video of my killing the guy.

i mean i can easily be the biggest dick to my teacher in uni then he blows up and swears at me and i get my friend to video it and post it all over the place but i never tell anyone i started it. i could probably get away with it and get the teacher embarrassed like shit but that would be such a dickshit move.


stop being so pretentious and realize that anyone can have a bad day and lose their temper. shit HEATH LEDGER DIED! hello??? batman and joker? did everyone forget that movie already?

On February 06 2009 19:55 Plexa wrote:
Seriously guys, chill the fuck out

The law doesn't prohibit against threats of violence? It's called assault. He could go to jail, but the man is being generous by only suing him for verbal abuse [or some shit].

On February 06 2009 19:19 Yuljan wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75ADI9p2wHY

he has nothing against Klaus Kinski

Bale apologizes for on-set meltdown

Batman star Christian Bale apologized Friday for his expletive-laden tantrum during filming of a new "Terminator" film, saying he was "out of order beyond belief."

Bale's meltdown became an Internet sensation this week after a recording of his rant at a cinematographer found its way on to the web.

The 35-year-old old British-born actor called a Los Angeles morning show on KROQ radio to apologize for the outburst.

"It has been a miserable week for me," Bale told the show's hosts. "I know I have a potty mouth but I was way out of order.

"The thing that I want to stress is that I have no confusion whatsoever. I was out of order beyond belief. I acted like a punk.

"I regret that and there is nobody that has heard that tape that is hit harder by it than me. I make no excuses for it, it is inexcusable, and I hope that is absolutely clear."

Bale also said he hoped the fallout from his tirade would not deter people from watching "Terminator Salvation" when it hits screens later this year.

"I'm asking people, please do not allow my one-time lapse in judgment, my incredibly embarrassing meltdown, to overshadow this movie and to have all of those people's hard work [from the film's cast and crew] go to waste."

In the audio clip of the incident, which took place on location in New Mexico last July, Bale can be heard lambasting cinematographer Shane Hurlbut for apparently wandering into the actor's line of vision.

Bale repeatedly calls for Hurlbut to be kicked off the set and threatens to tear down the cinematographer's lighting rig.

Bale's rant is the latest incident involving the actor, who is renowned for his fiercely committed approach to acting.

Bale was arrested in London last year for allegedly attacking his mother and sister. Police later said the actor would face no charges because of insufficient evidence.