Christian Bale's work in "The Fighter" as drug-using ex-boxer Dicky Eklund is the latest example of how the actor transforms himself for a role. It can be as subtle as the deep-throated growls of Batman in "The Dark Knight" or as obvious as the massive amount of weight he lost for "The Machinist." For Bale, taking on a role is a process of building the character that changes each time. "I really don't have a system," Bale says. "No matter where it starts, with each little bit I hope that it will meet at one point later on. I always start with 'Christ, how am I going to do this?' I always forget how hard it is to go through the kind of birthing pains of putting a character together." |
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