In an interview with DETAILS magazine Christian Bale talks about Batman, Heath Ledger, how he'll never do a romantic comedy and more.
Michael Caine has talked about the intensity of Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight. How did you find working with him?
He was incredibly intense in his performance but incredibly mellow and laid-back. Certainly there was this great anarchistic streak to it just getting dirtier than anybody's envisioned the Joker before. This character has power because he has no limits absolutely nothing to lose.
How has Ledger's death changed the way you look at the film?
Naturally it was something I wanted to share with him and expected to do so. And I can't do anything else but hope that it will be an absolutely appropriate celebration of his work.
You've played a wide variety of characters, but very few of them have been happy-go-lucky. Are you attracted to darkness?
Certainly I have no attraction to misery. I don't intentionally go for dark. The only thing I would unequivocally say is that I have never had any interest in romantic comedy I just couldn't do it. I think I'd be terrible. And I think it's an oxymoron, anyway. I've never found any of them funny.
Source: DETAILS
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