Christian Bale and the Art of Extreme Acting

What won't the best actor of his generation do for a role? Not much.

A A A Comments By JOE DONNELLY Thursday, Jul 19 2007

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Director Werner Herzog was thrilled to rope Christian Bale for Rescue Dawn.

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He had more facial hair than Charlie Chaplin, but less than two out of three members of ZZ Top. His eyebrows were luxurious. His cheekbones were noticeable. His hair was thick, but bordered precariously on mullet-esque beneath the baseball cap. He was tall enough to be commanding, but not tall enough to tower or loom. He wasn't cut enough to chop ice, but I don't think anyone's gonna kick sand in his face. His style? More American Apparel than American Psycho.

Would I do him? Well, a good rule is to avoid sex with anyone — no matter how hot — that you wouldn't want to have a conversation with, and as I learned, Bale is someone you do want to have a conversation with. Or, as Herzog says, "You see very handsome actors, and they don't have depth. He has so much depth behind what you see on the surface."

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