As I was driving today I happened to hear Christian Bale‘s formal apology for his crazy explosion while he was on the set of Terminator Salvation. He called in to the local morning show Kevin and Bean and explained his actions without trying to make excuses. Here are some of the things he said:
“It’s been a miserable week for me,” Bale told hosts Kevin Ryder and Gene “Bean” Baxter. “Listen, I know I have a potty mouth, everybody knows this now.
“The thing that I really want to stress is I have no confusion whatsoever. I was out of order beyond belief. I was way out of order. I acted like a punk. I regret that.
“There is nobody that has heard that tape that’s been hit harder by it than me. I make no excuses for it. It is unexcusable. I hope that that is absolutely clear.”
As for what brought on the much-played rant, Bale said that the day’s shooting was particularly intense and that he “puts so much into what I do and care so much about it and sometimes the enthusiasm just goes awry.”
“I’m embarrassed by it. I ask everybody to sit down and ask themselves, have they ever had a bad day and have they ever lost their temper and really regretted it immensely.”
Not that he doesn’t understand the public’s insatiable desire to hearand mock and remixthe audio.
“Feel free to make fun of me at my expense, I deserve it completely.
Bale, who could easily have chosen any worldwide media out to deliver his mea culpa, said he selectedKROQbecause had been listening to the morning show’s mockery and incessant playing of his rant all week.
“I spoke with you guys a few years back, you seem like good guys and I wanted to talk with you about it,” he said, before adding that the deejays’ take on his rant made him laugh. “Believe me, this is no punk.”
Hearing him speak made all the difference, he made it very clear that he doesn’t think he’s better than anybody and that he’s lucky to be where he is. He also begged everyone listening not to let his bad behavior change their desire to see Terminator Salvation. I think it will do fine, there’s no such thing as bad publicity.
Source: Yahoo News
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