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Bale Apologizes -- "I Acted Like a Punk"

Posted Feb 6th 2009 12:11PM by TMZ Staff

Christian Bale just finished publicly begging for forgiveness for that F-bomb filled, on-set explosion, saying he took it "way too far" and he only did it because he "cares too much" about the movie.

Bale called in to to L.A.'s "Kevin & Bean" morning radio show on KROQ and spilled his guts on the incident apologizing like crazy and explaining how things were never going to get violent with the guy he verbally attacked because the dude is a huge "ex friggin' football player ... not little orphan Annie!"

Oh, and he really wants you to see his next movie.

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16. I will definitely see his next movie especially after the tirade because it does mean that he was really into the part!!!!

Posted at 2:02PM on Feb 6th 2009 by dee

17. This guy has a dangerous mental condition. He has displayed his anger management issues in public, one too many times. It's time for him to get some help. I like the guy's acting but his behavior is ruining him professionaly. Get help man, before it's to late.

Posted at 12:39PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Iowaguy

18. Everybody in every line of work makes mistakes at one point or another. I would like to know in what office, or construction site, our car sales room, or Wall Street bank. If someone made a mistake, that any other person in that work environment, would be allowed to keep their job after going into a "nut job" rage and verbally assaulting a co-worker right or wrong. The professional way to handle it would have been for Bale to cut the scene himself and ask for a side meeting between him the DP and the Director. But I am in the Biz and i can tell you a good percentage of these "actors" as just that, they are "actors" and there is nothing professional about them and Unprofessionally speaking I would of beat his ass if he would have got in my face that way.

Posted at 12:38PM on Feb 6th 2009 by TV Guy

19. He was just as the say in the biz staying in the groove,BUT...the lighting is the show and without the RIGHT lighting temps and so on there would be NO seen.Nothing will show up on camera or film.The actors are just PART of the movie...they are not THE movie.It can take hours and hours to setup the screens right.He should have be thanking all the techs for doing a bangup job`s...some techs don`t give a shielt.He has to stay in the grove or than he looks bad.He takes like 18 hours a day to get it right and even than sometimes they have to go back and reshoot some.You cant F with the union or they will F you up and they have and do F up many A-hole actors.

Posted at 12:34PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Nude Bacon

20. Bale gave a gracious and dignified apology that struck me as believable and sincere. As far as I'm concerned, he's forgiven, and I actually like him quite a bit for the way he expressed himself on the program.

Posted at 12:35PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Tom

21. Kevin & Bean? The radio audience? How about a sincere apology to the guy he verbally assaulted. Patently obvious who he's really worried about. Seems pretty insincere to me.

Posted at 12:35PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Mojo Celtica

22. right, and he didn't hit his mom and sister either...ok!

Posted at 12:35PM on Feb 6th 2009 by ladani

23. I heard this live on KROQ...I thought it was an impersonator at first. Bale sounded really cool in the interview.

Posted at 1:07PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Rindain

24. he played the part of patrick bateman in american psycho,he played the part 2 well,the poor guy was thinking of that film when bale started swearing him out of it,id b running 4 my life ,i mean he is patrick bateman//??

Posted at 12:42PM on Feb 6th 2009 by 2pac4life

25. He made "Empire Of The Sun" when he was 14. He didn't like being famous then, so why did he continue? I thought he liked doing independent type films, anyway. Why is he doing all these commercial type sequels? "American Psycho was one of the worst movies I ever saw. In "The Machinist" he was so sickly emancipated he put his health in serious jeopardy. "Batman" sucked, too. Go away for awhile, get your mental health together dude, cuz you are more than a "method" actor. You are a raging lunatic!

Posted at 12:43PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Rachel

26. Good apology. Stand up guy.

Posted at 12:45PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Mike Litoris

27. I don't think he "begged" for forgiveness..he just said his side of the story.. and like K&B and Ralph said this morning we all have bad days.. we all don't have them play out in front of millions of people though.. I mean this happened 7 months ago... let it go people... he's human.

Posted at 12:46PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Tati

28. I disliked Bale (as an actor) before this latest incident, so I'm not inclined to change my point of view about him, especially as I see him scrambling to run damage control now that he realizes his self-indulgent tirade might have put his upcoming picture in jeopardy.

Posted at 12:45PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Sencho

29. All of you idiots defending this behavior are nuts. This has never happened to me, nor have I ever seen it done. It is not normal or acceptable.

Posted at 12:46PM on Feb 6th 2009 by Rachel

30. What a bunch of turd posters on this site. Frankly, he apologized and said he was sorry. Now if you douche bags can't move on, then f**k off and drop dead.

Posted at 12:46PM on Feb 6th 2009 by USA BS

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