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Christian Bale Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

GQ | December 12, 2025



Christian Bale breaks down a few of his most iconic characters from ‘American Psycho,’ ‘The Dark Knight’ Trilogy, ‘The Fighter,’ ‘The Machinist,’ ‘The Big Short,’ ‘Vice,’ ‘Empire of the Sun,’ ‘Amsterdam’ and ‘The Pale Blue Eye.’

Christian Bale will star in AMSTERDAM, in theaters October 7, 2022, and THE PALE BLUE EYE, premiering on Netflix on December 23, 2022.

00:00 Intro
00:25 Patrick Bateman, American Psycho
04:53 Bruce Wayne/Batman, The Dark Knight Trilogy
08:29 The Fighter
10:00 The Machinist
12:03 The Big Short
13:50 Dick Cheney, Vice
16:17 Empire of the Sun
19:01 Amsterdam
21:46 The Pale Blue Eye

Director – Graham Corrigan
Director of Photography – Brad Wickham
Editor – Graham Mooney
Talent – Christian Bale
Producer – Arielle Neblett
Associate Producer – Camille Ramos
Production Manager – James Pipitone
Production Coordinator – Jamal Colvin
Talent Booker – Dana Mathews
Camera Operators – Chris Alfonso and Matthew Dinneny
Audio – Rebecca O’Neill
Production Assistant – Kameryn Hamilton
Post Production Supervisor – Rachael Knight
Supervising Editor – Rob Lombardi
Post Production Coordinator – Ian Bryant
Assistant Editor – Andy Morell

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  17. @MissChrissyM1

    December 12, 2025 at 2:22 pm

    I just watched American psycho for the fourth time within 10 years.
    Now, hearing him speak in this video, I am literally blown away .
    He has made my top 10 favorite actors of all time. .
    You wouldn’t know he’s British by the roles
    And characters he plays.
    He played his role of Patrick Bateman
    Stupendously.
    Nobody could have
    Pulled that off
    Better than him.

  21. @alanlueth

    December 12, 2025 at 2:22 pm

    I remember watching American Psycho on like a 2nd or 3rd date years back
    . Very strange movie to watch with another person when you are the only one who finds it hilarious.

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