Christian Bale Astounded He Lost So Much Weight For Roles....

Actor Christian Bale winces when he catches sight of his painfully thin torso in television screenings of The Machinist, because he can't believe he put his body through so much abuse for a movie role.The usually-buff Bale lost 60 pounds (27.2 kilograms) for his part as an insomniac industrial worker in the 2004 film, a trick he repeated for recent Vietnam drama Rescue Dawn.And method actor Bale admits he sometimes goes too far to achieve onscreen realism.He says, "Looking back on those roles, I might not have done it the same way."But I didn't think much about it back then. I was just in the part and getting into these characters, and it seemed like the natural thing to do."Then, I'd see myself on screen and think, 'Oh my God, what was I thinking?'".

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