For example: Riverdale The Walking Dead, SherlockThe actor is one of the protagonists of 'Amsterdam', which opens on November 4 in Spanish cinemas.After decades of experience, he makes a reflection: he owes his career to the actor from 'Titanic'.It won't hit theaters in Spain until November 4, but Amsterdam, the new film by David O'Russell (Joy, The Great American Swindle) has already debuted across the pond and, despite having been for months one of the most anticipated releases of the year, the reality is that many headlines already refer to it as the great fiasco of 2022.With a star-studded cast including Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rami Malek and Robert De Niro, among others, the suspenseful 'thriller' has not received the expected reception at the box office - With a collection of just 6.5 million in its first weekend compared to its 80 million budget - nor at the level of criticism, which is not giving it great praise.In Spain we will have to wait to see it, but, for now, what Amsterdam has already given us is the possibility of being able to read in GQ an extensive interview with one of the stars of the film, Christian Bale, protagonist of the new issue of the magazine, in which the interpreter has shared interesting anecdotes and reflections on his career."I'm a bit illiterate when it comes to movies," he admits as soon as the interview begins."I disappoint everyone with how little I know about film. I don't think it matters. I don't think you have to do it for what I do."And it is that Bale, despite his status as a Hollywood star, does not see himself as such.In fact, he admits to being happy when he spends long periods without a job and, at the same time, absolutely "grateful" to have it.Winner of the Oscar in 2011 for The Fighter, Christian Bale likes to act, but he claims to have "zero strategy" and that he does not even see himself as a protagonist despite having been the undisputed star of numerous films, starting with the successful trilogy on Batman directed by Christopher Nolan.Christian Bale has also spoken about one of the first roles with which he achieved notoriety, that of the businessman and murderer he played in American Psycho (2000) by Mary Harron.A job that opened many doors for him but for which he was paid a pittance: "They had paid me the absolute minimum that they were legally allowed to pay me. And I had a house that I shared with my father and my sister that was being repossessed. [... ] I remember one time I was sitting in the makeup trailer and the makeup artists laughed at me because they paid me less than any of them. And that was my motivation: I have to get enough so that the house is not foreclosed ".According to Bale, "no one wanted him to do it except the director" so he got the part because he accepted that amount.In fact, as the GQ journalist reminds him, another of the actors valued for the role was Leonardo DiCaprio himself who finally could not make the film and paved the way for Bale.Curiously, as the interviewer points out, Bale had already lost "at least five roles" against the protagonist of Titanic in the 90s:"One of those people told me. So, thank you, Leo, because he can literally choose everything he does. And good for him, it's phenomenal," Bale admits, assuring that for him it is nothing personal."Do you know how grateful I am to get any damn thing? I mean, I can't do what he does. I wouldn't want the exposure he gets either. And he does it magnificently. But I suspect pretty much everyone who's a similar age to him in Hollywood owe their careers to him, whatever project it is."Regarding the roles to which the interviewer refers, at least we know that one was that of Jack in Titanic (1997), although later they also competed for other roles, Bale being a star, such as Anthony Swofford in Jarhead (2005) - although it finally went to Jake Gyllenhaal- or Hugh Glass, in The Revenant (2015), a role for which DiCaprio won his first Oscar.Give your opinion on SensaCine |About SensaCine |Contact us |Terms of use |Privacy Policy |©SensaCine |Cookie preferencesThe largest film coverage network in the world is already in Mexico!