Cheese for the Tortured Artist

So, Christian Bale went on a crazy tirade when someone moved his cheese. Okay, so no one really moved his cheese, but someone did interrupt his scene and he went crazy. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, please Google: Christian Bale Tirade, but be careful that it may not be SFW.) Anyway, what is the end result in all of that? If you listen to the audio, he pretty much loses his cool and starts cursing out someone from moving into his line of vision during a really intense scene. But was it wrong? Did he have the right to curse that person out? Let’s analyze.

Now, I’m not an actor, nor am I a person of consequence that could be considered famous. I do have a small cult following, but with that said, I can hurt feelings when I write or say something (it just doesn’t make it onto youtube...yet) and it hurts real feelings in real people. What I wrote yesterday, was a prime example of something that could have hurt feelings, even though I was writing about my feelings. So, if I did that, I am sorry.

Slinger, if you read this, please know that I have no hurt feelings towards you or anyone else in the GGSE. I don’t think what happened was intended at all, but when I first saw it, it seemed that way. Looking back, it seems kind of silly. So, I hope you and anyone else who was hurt by it can accept my apology.

Now, back to Christian Bale, did he hurt feelings when he went off on that tirade? Probably. But people do that. I can hit a pretty big boiling point given the right circumstances. And one of the ultimate questions that will need to answered is, will this hurt his career. I’m not sure. When I think of Christian Bale, I think of a guy who is committed to his work. He should be. Anyone who wants to be respected in their job should care about what they do. If they don’t care, would you hire them? I wouldn’t.

The fact is that the way he threw his fit made me think that he cares more than just some actor trying to get a million dollar pay day. It actually makes me like him more because he cares about the job he is doing. Unfortunately, the movie industry (and society as a whole) relies on people getting along.

But there are instances when someone can go “postal”. I couldn’t tell you how many times I have wanted to yell at someone and tell them that they were wrong, and even though I know that, the situation requires diplomacy, so I must hold my tongue. So what Christian Bale did might hurt his career and right now, I give it a 10% chance at doing that, only because the Batman series is so hot at this moment. But he needs to keep temper under control.