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Bale: `Ledger Was Intense As The Joker But Mellow As A Man'.
01 June 2008
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Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight Co-star Christian Bale has finally opened up about the tragic death of the Aussie actor, calling hisfriend's final full performance "incredibly intense".Bale, who plays Batman to Ledger's the Joker villain in the much-anticipated sequel, feels sure the late actor's performance will help stamp his reputation as an incredible talent.Bale tells the new Details magazine, "He (Ledger) was incredibly intense in his performance but incredibly mellow and laidback."Certainly there was this great anarchistic streak to it (performance as the Joker) - just getting dirtier than anybody's envisioned the Joker before."Naturally it was something I wanted to share with him. I can't do anything else but hope that it will be an absolutely appropriate celebration of his work."Ledger died from a drug overdose in January (08).Meanwhile in other news BATMAN Christian Bale is such a fantastic liar in interviews he can no longer be confident he's telling the truth.The super-private actor refuses to answer questions about his life away from the movies and so he often makes things up to avoid difficult interviews.He explains, "I'm an actor, I'm not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or personal things."
But he's been doing this for so long he admits the lines between fact and fiction are often a little blurred - especially when it comes to movies he may have been in.
Bale tells Details magazine, "To be honest, it happens a lot. There are so many things which, even knowing that it was in a movie, I still feel like I've been through.
"And then I have to really rack my brain to work out, 'Have I actually been through that in my life?' There are occasions when I've pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight.
"Clearly it's absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is. And it deserves a very hard smack across the face for any actor to ever suggest that they understand. But the power of delusion is incredibly strong."
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