Actor Christian Bale is still "embarrassed" by the foul-mouthed rant leaked from the set of Terminator Salvation -- and hopes his antics won't deter movie fans from seeing his films.
The Dark Knight star's outburst during shooting for the action movie sequel last summer was caught on tape, and the four-minute-long audio, in which he uses the F-word 35 times, leaked onto the Internet in early February.
Bale is heard angrily reprimanding and hurling abuse and expletives at a director of photography who distracted him during a scene.
The recording attracted much criticism and the actor was forced to apologize for his "inexcusable" behavior.
And Bale admits he still feels bad about the incident, and hopes his fans won't punish him by deserting the upcoming sci-fi film at the box office.
Bale tells Total Film magazine, "I did what I did. I'm not hiding that. I went overboard. You'll often try things and they're abysmal -- sometimes they're embarrassing beyond belief but you've got to be able to try them and trust that it's not going to be put out there and mocked.
"I'm not making any excuses. I'm not whining. Hey listen, I did it... it's in public space. Hey, I take the consequences for it.
"It's not in anyone's interest to know that much. I get that they want to hear about it, but to me I look at it as old-school movie magic and with magic you do not reveal your secrets."
And Bale hopes Internet gossip about his much-publicized slip-up won't affect the movie -- because he would love to bring the Terminator franchise back for one more film.
He adds, "I'd like to return to it, if people embrace it. It's up to him out there."
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