Contrary Christian Bale

08 June 2009

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Christian Bale accepts movie roles he is told to reject..

The 'Dark Knight' star - who has openly admitted to being reluctant to take on the part of John Connor in 'Terminator Salvation' - says he always grows more interested in film projects when he is advised against them.

He said: "I am a bit bloody-minded. With 'Terminator…' it was to do with people telling me I really shouldn't do it. I had that so much when I was doing 'American Psycho'; I had it from people when I was doing 'The Machinist'.

It was never part of an idea I had, but I like the opportunity to try them, and view them no differently to the other movies I like to try, which often don't have much of an audience whatsoever

"Then there were people taking it a step further by saying, 'No you're too good to do a 'Terminator' movie'. I'm not precious like that. I love a good action movie, where it's all about the adrenaline created in a crowd of people enjoying what the big screen was created for."

The actor - who will next appear in 'Public Enemies' alongside Johnny Depp - also insists none of his movie choices are deliberate career moves.

He added to the Irish Independent newspaper: "I'm the least strategic person you'll ever meet. I'm fairly myopic in what I approach. I only make movies because I like doing something that allows me to get immersed in the extreme and be quite obsessive, and be surrounded by people who, when they're at the top of their game, get likeminded and obsessive and immerse themselves incredibly too.

"I never expected that anyone would offer me movies like 'Terminator' or 'Batman'. It was never part of an idea I had, but I like the opportunity to try them, and view them no differently to the other movies I like to try, which often don't have much of an audience whatsoever."

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