So, a few months ago Christian Bale went a little crazy-faced McGees on the set of Terminator Salvation. Well, apparently studio execs sent a tape of the aforementioned freak out to the insurance company, which has now been leaked to TMZ. And boy, is it priceless.
You can listen to the audio here, but for those of you who don't have speakers / headphones / just process the written word better, we've gone to great lengths to transcribe the whole tirade for you here.
…Kick your fucking ass! I want you off the fucking set, you prick!”
“Christian, I’m sorry.”
“No, don’t be sorry. Think for one fucking second! What the fuck are you doing? Are you a professional or what?”
“Yes, I am.”
“Do I fucking walk around and rip down – No! Shut the fuck up, Bruce! Do I wa—no! NO! Don’t shut me up. Am I gonna walk around and rip your fucking lights down? In the middle of a scene? Then why the fuck are you walking right through all “Da-duh-da-duh” like this in the background? What the fuck are you doing? What the fuck is it with you? What don’t you fucking understand? You got any fucking idea about “Hey! It’s fucking distracting having someone walk up behind Bryce in the middle of the fucking scene?” Give me a fucking answer? What don’t you get about it?”
“I was, uh, looking at the light.”
“OOOH! Good fer you. And how was it? I hope it was fucking good because it’s useless now, isn’t it? Fuck’s sake, man, you’re amateur. Look, [indecipherable] you got something to say to this prick?”
“I didn’t see it happen?”
“Well somebody should be fucking watching him and keeping an I on him. This is the second time that he doesn’t give a fuck about what is going on in front of the camera. Alright? I’m trying to fucking do a scene and I’m going, “Why the fuck is Shane walkin’ in there? What is he doing there?” Do you understand that my mind is not in the scene if your doing that?“
“I’m sorry [indecipherable]…”
“Stay off the fuckign set, man. For fuck’s sake. Alright, let’s go again…You’re unbelievable, man. You’re un-fucking-believable. Number of times you’re strolling and fucking around in the background. I never had a DP behave like this. UH. You don’t fucking understand what its like working with actors. That’s what that is, man. I’m telling you. I’m not asking, I’m telling you! You wouldn’ta done that otherwise! I’m gonna fucking kick your fucking ass if you don’t shut up for a second. I’m gonna go – you want me to go trash your lights? Do you want me to fucking trash them? Then why are you fucking trashing my scene?"
“I’m not trying to trash…”
“You are trashing my scene! You do it one more fucking time and I’m not walking on this set if you’re still hired. I’m fucking serious. You’re a nice guy! But that don’t fucking cut it when you’re bullshitting and fucking around like this on set. Yeah, you might get it. But he doesn’t fucking get it!”
“I got it, I get it.”
You might! But HE. DOES. NOT. GET. IT!”
“I know. Good adjustments, OK? For real. Honestly, I get it. Take a walk for 5 seconds.”
“NO! I don’t need any walking. He needs to stop walking! I ain’t the one walking….Let’s go again… Seriously, you and me, man, were fucking done professionally. Fucking ass.”
Uh. So...yeah. How about those Mets?
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