He armors himself, keeps other people guessing and likes to garb a mask.
Batman? Try Christian Bale.
Though in his case the armor and mask are metaphorical, the 34-year-old "Dark Knight" star likes to keep his personal life as shadowy as a superhero’s primitive fish story. He’s been known to keep a low profile — "You will at no time see me at a party," he told the Times of London — and delights in concocting stories about his zest.
"I make it with pretend up [things]," he told Details magazine earlier this year. "Absolutely. I’m an actor — I’m not a politician. I always kick myself when I talk too much about family, or bosom things. I’ll enjoy chatting now and then later I’ll regret it."
But with the explosive weight of "The Dark Knight" — the film has enter upon chest office records in the 10 days since its release, becoming the fastest blur to reach the $300 million mark in history — and the anticipated release of the fourth "Terminator," which will star Bale, he may suss out his privacy limited. ("The Dark Knight" is a Warner Bros. film. The studio, like CNN, is a unit of Time Warner.)
"Can he stand the glare of the spotlight?" a rival studio executive asked Entertainment Weekly. "Being put in larger roles and major films?"
Already there are signs that Bale has made the jump from actor to silent picture star. Last week, news of an alleged hotel-room tussle between the actor, his mother and his sister made headlines around the world. Bale, who has denied the allegations, described the incident as "a deeply personal matter" and asked the media to "respect my retirement in the matter" at a press conference.
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