Christian Bale, You Need Career Advice
By Brett Buckalew, Special to Hollywood.com
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
6. Play a father.
An oft-stated truism about the acting game is that there’s nothing less desirable than playing alongside animals and children, but an exception should be made for Bale, who could easily gain audience sympathy by taking on a paternal role. The most positive parental figure Bale has played thus far is the rancher-turned-reluctant-lawman trying to steer his teen son right in 3:10 to Yuma. If Bale chose to play a dad whose offspring was closer in age to the four-year-old daughter he has in real life, it might open up something strikingly personal and emotional within him as actor. But of course, one wouldn’t want this theoretical family drama to be too gooey and sentimental.
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