Christian Bale is no ordinary actor, having achieved feats such as Academy nominations and wins through various iconic roles throughout the course of his career. He has a reputation for being one of the most dedicated and talented actors to ever feature in a film, known for going above and beyond for any role he plays. Some perfect examples of projects that best showcase his acting capabilities are the Dark Knight trilogy, The Machinist, Ford v Ferrari, and American Hustle.
Christian BaleDespite these projects, however, one of his most iconic roles has to be his work in American Psycho. The film is most certainly not for the faint of heart, Having extreme violence psychologically distressing themes, and nudity. This does not seem to be the case for everyone on this project as almost everyone on set gathered around to see one particular scene of Bale being filmed for the movie.
All The Women On Set Gathered To See One Particular Scene Of Christian Bale
Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000)
She mentioned that while this scene was being shot, all of the women on the set of the film would gather around to watch the scene being shot. If this wasn’t creepy enough, their reason for this was the fact that they wanted to watch Bale wash himself, as the actor is nude in this scene, imperative to showcase the twisted psychology of the character that he was playing.
There May Have Been No Need For This
Christian Bale in American Psycho
It was revealed that Bale had gotten so comfortable over the course of filming, that he would happily walk around on set and talk to the cast and crew, all the while wearing nothing but a sock to cover himself and tennis shoes on his feet.
Source: IMDb