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Bale's American Psycho Inspiration: Tom Cruise

Cruise's lifeless eyes impressed Christian Bale as he studied serial killer role

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(Newser) – To capture the "Martian-like" behavior of serial killer Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, Christian Bale studied a fellow Hollywooder with a well-publicized belief in aliens, says director Mary Harron: Tom Cruise. Bale-as-Bateman looked at the world "like somebody from another planet," she tells BlackBook."One day he called me and he had been watching Cruise on David Letterman, and he just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes, and he was really taken with this energy."

4/26/99 Westwood, CA. Christian Bale at the premiere of his new movie, 'William Shakespear's A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
4/26/99 Westwood, CA. Christian Bale at the premiere of his new movie, 'William Shakespear's A Midsummer Night's Dream.'   (Getty Images)
Tom Cruise waves during a photo call to promote his movie
Tom Cruise waves during a photo call to promote his movie "Valkyrie" in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009.   (AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes)
Bale looked to the right, and liked what he saw.
Bale looked to the right, and liked what he saw.   (AP Photos)
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Gooner82
Oct 22, 09 8:43 AM CDT
Great movie! "Don't just stare at it..." Reply
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Alan_Harrington
Oct 22, 09 9:23 AM CDT
you're not exactly blonde are you...
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BoZo
Oct 22, 09 9:23 AM CDT
LMAO! Thanks Gooner! That was one of my favorite movies.
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youngblood
Oct 22, 09 9:24 AM CDT
From his own rantings, you have to ask, come on, didn't you really study your insane self?! Reply
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myvoice
Oct 22, 09 9:36 AM CDT
...or was he really acting?
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