“That’s crazy, why would they wanna make that movie? Everyone knows how it ends so no-one will bother seeing it!” So in
fact that the numbers, whilst astounding, don’t interest me in the slightest. You know, it’s very strange for me to be in
a movie that has ever done well financially...
Empire: Was it strange to be out in daylight in the Batsuit so much for this final instalment?
Bale: It was very strange to start with. We had the idea of the intimidation and the mystery being successful in the
dark. And so it did feel odd to be outside quite so much. But obviously I got used to that. We kinda made a deal right when
we first made Batman Begins; me and Chris said, “Let’s just not let people see Batman half-dressed. It’s just not a good
idea.” Batman should be Batman and that’s it. He should always be defined and complete and let’s not ruin that experience for
people.
Empire: We never really see you wearing the suit without the cowl, do we?
Bale: ever do, never. I mean like [during the Wall Street battle scene], it’s funny because when it’s cold the cowl is
extremely tight, and it gets better the warmer I get; it becomes more flexible. But after a couple of takes I was trying to
breathe and I wasn’t getting the breath properly in my nose. I was starting to see stars
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and I said, “I have to take this off,” and thank god on this one I can — on The Dark Knight I could as well, but on Batman Begins
I couldn’t — so I had to get inside because I couldn’t let anybody see me without the cowl, you know? .
Empire: Do you think it’s a shame that so much gets revealed so soon these days, via camera phones and the internet?
Bale: It’s incredible how much technology has advanced where everybody has cameras and phones everywhere, so I guess you just
can’t — and especially the fact that we’re out in daylight so much more with this one — it’s impossible to stop people. I mean we were
doing [fight] rehearsals and it’s like, “Oh, I can’t punch that guy ‘cause he’s a paparazzo. He’s not an extra”. They’re right in there.
Chris and I are talking and there’s a paparazzo right there! The thing about the net, though, is nobody knows what’s true and what’s not.
So that can be quite interesting for us.
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