Christian Bale is perhaps one of the most professional actors in the film industry. He has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, like Christopher Nolan, Mary Harron, James, Mangold, and David O. Russell, being a part of massively, successful and critically acclaimed projects like the Dark Knight trilogy, Ford v Ferrari, The Fighter, and American Psycho. Through works like this, he has made a reputation for himself as one of the most talented, dedicated, and respected actors in Hollywood.
Having had such a diverse and successful career, as well as being one of the most famous method actors out there, it would be safe to assume that nothing could phase him. This was until he met comedian, and actor, Chris Rock, and the set of their 2022 film, Amsterdam.
Christian Bale Was A Fan Of Chris Rock
Christian Bale appeared alongside a great cast in Amsterdam, with actors like Margot Robbie, Taylor Swift, John David Washington, and Anya Taylor-Joy, featuring in the film. Amongst these was also Chris Rock, a respected comedian and actor, who played the role of Milton King. During an interview with IndieWire, Bale spoke on what it was like working with him, as a fan of the comedian’s stand-up.
“I remember his first day, I was excited to meet him, I’m a big fan of his standup,” Bale said “David [O. Russell] told him to tell me some stories that I didn’t know he was gonna tell me, which is the way David works often. And I was loving it.”
He confessed to being extremely excited about working with him and seeing him on his first day. The director of the film, David O. Russell, introduced the two, asking Rock to tell him some stories and jokes to get the conversation going. Bale confessed to having no idea what was going to come, however, he was loving every second of it. This did not last very long, as Bale went on to reveal.
Christian Bale Had Difficultly Acting Around Him
Christian Bale went on to tell IndieWire about how he found Chris Rock extremely hilarious. So much so, that whenever the comedian would start telling his jokes, the actor would find it difficult to do his job, which was to stay in character and act. He confessed that he was no longer in character, instead being himself, and laughing at Rock’s jokes. This soon got out of hand, as this was coming in the way of the production of the film.
“But Chris is so bloody funny and I found that I couldn’t act, because I was just becoming Christian laughing at Chris Rock. So I had to go to him, I went, ‘Mate, I love talking to you, and we have mutual friends, but I can’t do it anymore. Because David didn’t ask me to make this film so he could just watch me giggle. He wants me to be Burt, and I’m forgetting how to be Burt.’”
He revealed that at one point, he had to go to Rock and tell him that he loved talking to him, and the two had a lot of mutual friends, however, he could not take it anymore. He elaborated on this, stating that the comedian’s humor was coming in the way of him, doing his job, and he was starting to forget to play his character.
