The Golden Globe Christian Bale, 45, for “Vice” already. At the award ceremony in January, he said: “I thank Satan that he gave me the Inspiration, as I have to play the role.” The English actor plays a US politician Dick Cheney, Vice President under George W. Bush, and – in any case, in the Film by Adam McKay – devilish mastermind behind the Iraq war, and much more. In order to make the Satire even known in Europe, is Bale came second-to-last week at the Berlinale.
Have you ever time, with journalists sitting around? You should advertise in Hollywood for her Oscar.
Ah well. And how do you do that?
To eat, and parties to go.
Oh, look, the Oscars are not a Competition. I’m not an athlete, see the event more as a Celebration for the Film.
you do not want to Win?
of Course, it would be happy. But we remain realistic, the others are also good. And then there’s always excellent performance, which no man perceives. But I don’t want to play the importance down. We will be there with “Vice”. And definitely celebrate.
you gained 15 pounds to play Dick Cheney. Was that really necessary?
I’ve asked myself also. Especially, when I met my colleague, Gary Oldman, and said he had no grams of the course for his Oscar role as Winston Churchill, “there is a makeup artist”. Smart Guy. But to me the arts was missing, despite all the make-up something.
What?
The Physical affects, but how you feel mentally. To put myself in Cheney, I needed quite a lot of weight. But privately, I was okay with that for a while. Especially my four year old son has enjoyed it, to me to do a little rock climbing, when my belly was a high mountain.
you Were very powerful as Cheney?
There are in the Film two, three Places, where I felt what it must be like when all the threads run together in one, and you can change the world political things. Not understand I could be this feeling of constant Power, so to speak, 24 hours a day at pusher. I’ve been thinking about intensely while Playing. I would feel this responsibility immediately as a load. Cheney has, however, enjoyed it obviously. I think such people are a danger to the world, no matter what political view you have.
Dick Cheney will be played by Christian Bale: The Trailer for “Vice”. Video: Youtube
you have thanked Satan at the Golden Globe awards and Cheney as Darth Vader.
Darth Vader, he has called quite often. He liked himself as a villain, or the claim at least.
there Is something about him you like?
well, he has supported his daughter, as this came out as a lesbian. The didn’t fit, of course, in its political program and has probably prevented quite a number of things in his career. But he always stood behind her.
“to put me in Dick Cheney, I needed quite a lot of weight”: Christian Bale in “Vice”. Photo: REX Features
What has you most people helping to Play this?
I would curiosity say. I like the idea that I have, if I take such a role in attack, no idea. I will not get to hear often: You will kneel in front of you, you’re a Method Actor. But I’m not. I’m not even a trained actor, I have no skills I have acquired in school. That’s why I can’t trust my old Tricks. When I play Dick Cheney, I think: Bloody hell, how am I?
pictures: Dick Cheney after the September 11 attack. September 2001
you also said, the former Vice-President at that time was more dangerous than Donald Trump today.
I think an intelligent man is always much more dangerous than one who is just very impulsive and loud. What I certainly do not want to say, Donald Trump is no real danger from; to me, it is already clear that the can’t do, and the devastating consequences it could have. But Cheney, a chess player who planned his moves a long time ahead. You think Trump is a good chess player? Hardly.
you have met him once, isn’t it?
Yes, but that was long before he was President, to my Batman. I was dressed as Bruce Wayne, with a red tie and back combed hair like a character from Trumps universe. What was wrong somehow, we filmed in his high-rise building in New York. The Wayne Tower is actually the Trump Tower.
at the Time, Trump came to the house?
The producer came to me and asked: Could you go upstairs? He is on the top floor. Trump then led me Proudly around, there were many gilded things. That was it then already. But he has us thrown out during the rotation.
you now have the American citizenship. Why?
I want to be able to choose where I live. Somewhere I read that the original Greek meaning of the word, not called Idiot, someone who is involved in the political life. So I wanted to be a Jerk.
do your kids love actually, the Batman films?
you have never seen.
Why not?
Oh, I think we have to do in the family, Better to look at than myself.
The Oscars will look at the children. You, you should win, however, Satan will once again mention?
no. The devil had made its appearance already. At the Oscars, he must remain outside.
“Vice” is in theaters now. The Oscar ceremony begins in the night on tomorrow, Monday at 2 PM Swiss time (Pro7/ORF).
(Sunday newspaper)
Created: 23.02.2019, 17:37 PM
