tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post3490868828231058350..comments2023-10-26T03:12:48.945-07:00Comments on Dorkman's Blog: I'm with BaleDorkmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13927199693571387920noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-32285118073858485192009-02-12T01:44:00.000-08:002009-02-12T01:44:00.000-08:00Anybody get to hear his public apology?Anybody get to hear his public apology?Phillip Gibbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746901151644960732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-19511878886130829792009-02-09T13:23:00.000-08:002009-02-09T13:23:00.000-08:00There is no excuse for anyone going off like that ...There is no excuse for anyone going off like that in a professional situation. Absolutely none. Bale's job is hard? Bullshit, so is the DP's job. So is the director's job which now just got a lot harder due to this situation. Bale should be ashamed of himself. Talk about lack of respect for those around you. Everyone within ear shot of this exchange had a bad day at work that day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711485777281927894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-75073818484692302852009-02-05T06:29:00.000-08:002009-02-05T06:29:00.000-08:00Bale rocks!!! And Bale is human. Just because he i...Bale rocks!!! And Bale is human. Just because he is high profile he is under more scrutiny. I have lost by cool before - especially watching sport (punching walls, swearing, ...) and I am a Christian.<BR/>If he has issues, it's certainly not our problem - I hope he sorts them out, but I doubt that he needs to. He is an actor and he puts himself on the emotional edge a lot, to breaking point because it is his job, and sometimes it is carried thru to real life.Phillip Gibbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746901151644960732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-8602332352361076292009-02-05T05:51:00.000-08:002009-02-05T05:51:00.000-08:00I absolutely agree with you. However one must not ...I absolutely agree with you. However one must not forget that Bale was accused of verbally assaulting his mother and sister.<BR/><BR/>Its obvious that he has a problem. And while he might be in the right, it was not in anyway "professional" to rip him apart.<BR/><BR/>Its something that would get him thrown out of almost any other workplace.HUKI365https://www.blogger.com/profile/09637348262484359837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-46094691192049777572009-02-03T10:58:00.000-08:002009-02-03T10:58:00.000-08:00From what I understand about acting is that actors...From what I understand about acting is that actors have to feel a lot of what their characters are supposed to feel, so I guess the character "John Connor" just might be an angry and no-shit-kinda character, don't you think? When Bale is right in the middle of the scene, isn't it understandable that he lost it MAYBE BECAUSE he's just an amazingly great actor and he just FELT like that?<BR/><BR/>By the way, there's a section in Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink" that deals with how every facial expression is BI-DIRECTIONALLY linked to an emotion (and the evolutionary reason why that is). That's right, if you're feeling low and down and you get the right facial muscles to move into the position they'd be in if you were happy you eventually WILL feel happy. Maybe we should take that into account too.Arminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10214840221904235007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-86476581713708303672009-02-03T10:21:00.000-08:002009-02-03T10:21:00.000-08:00It seems as though this has happened several times...It seems as though this has happened several times. Bale says a few times that this keeps happening, and if the DP does it one MORE time, he'll make sure he gets fired. I honestly can't blame him, but I can imagine that the DP must have felt TERRIBLE.<BR/><BR/>Either way, yeah, I'm with Bale.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859940513986062781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-31722314737019726232009-02-03T10:08:00.000-08:002009-02-03T10:08:00.000-08:00Case in Point Phillip. We don't know what was goin...Case in Point Phillip. We don't know what was going on. It could have been a lot of things or it could have been nothing. We're often too quick to assume nothing deserved such a tirade because we can't imagine what an actor would face on the set to cause something like that.<BR/><BR/>We're also often quick to say "Nothing would ever make me act like that." :) How can we be so sure when we haven't encountered everything yet?TheGamuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838582756635371404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-82462759024495689292009-02-03T09:48:00.000-08:002009-02-03T09:48:00.000-08:00yeah, actually that was a long waste of time.he mu...yeah, actually that was a long waste of time.<BR/>he must have been at breaking point - he was probably trying to be at breaking point (in character) when it happenedPhillip Gibbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746901151644960732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-14059258929897652062009-02-03T09:44:00.000-08:002009-02-03T09:44:00.000-08:00And I would say I disagree. Bale should not have g...And I would say I disagree. Bale should not have gone of like that at all, however angry he was. What he needed to do was to give the DP a little scolding ... a little "WTF" and then keep doing his job ... he shouldn't have gone off on him for however long and waste even MORE time.*_*Antoine*_*https://www.blogger.com/profile/07466706928939530003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-21623070816727530522009-02-03T08:35:00.000-08:002009-02-03T08:35:00.000-08:00Frustration is trying to convince someone that wha...Frustration is trying to convince someone that what they've done is far worse than what they think they've done. If it were me, there would probably have been physical violence. (That's one of the reasons why I decided to walk away from the biz.)<BR/><BR/>In my brain, I see this scenario, but most of it is just conjecture (but it makes the most sense to me).<BR/><BR/>To the DP: I was just checking a light. Sheesh! Give it a rest, already.<BR/><BR/>To Mr. Bale: I was <I>this</I> close to making this scene work, and now, I have to start over because some numbnut forgot I was trying to concentrate out here! Great! Now, he doesn't get what he's done wrong! Why won't he understand?! This is important! Gah!<BR/><BR/>This is what people won't see, but as it's not necessarily true, people won't have to see it. :(TheGamuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838582756635371404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-88223314528785892512009-02-03T07:27:00.000-08:002009-02-03T07:27:00.000-08:00Bale did loose his temper, but honestly does the a...Bale did loose his temper, but honestly does the act of loosing your temper make you a bad person? For the reasons Dorkman mentioned I agree the DP was in the wrong. I mean what the hell is going to do if the DP finds the light isn't doing what its supposed to do, adjust it DURING a take? It seems too easy these days to blame things like this on "another a douche actor being a crybaby."<BR/><BR/> I can understand Bale's frustration. There are many ways to deal with frustration thou, so I'm not completely giving him a pass. But seriously the DP should have known better. It seems like the DP didn't care that they were burning up their budget every second they were on set.Rinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333726011161520092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-22221173416510523582009-02-03T07:17:00.000-08:002009-02-03T07:17:00.000-08:00As for the swearing: If I was in a mindset for vul...As for the swearing: If I was in a mindset for vulgar language (as in a so-called <I>gritty</I> production), I'd probably use it a lot more than other situations.<BR/><BR/>Actors work hard not to lose that <I>zone</I>.TheGamuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838582756635371404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-58568372169946429422009-02-03T07:13:00.000-08:002009-02-03T07:13:00.000-08:00People make mistakes. People should still pay for ...People make mistakes. People should still pay for their mistakes.<BR/><BR/>When someone does something that is rude to someone else, they're taking the chance that they'll receive a load of pent-up frustration. This also applies to mistakes.<BR/><BR/>Both guys made mistakes. One will get total absolution while the other will get total condemnation. It's not fair, but it'll happen because the people out here will likely not attempt to mentally walk in the shoes of the people involved.<BR/><BR/>It's obvious (to me) that there's more to this story, but all we were shown was this result. We think, "Nobody should rant like that." We fail to recognize that it happens to many people all of the time. We might even do it ourselves, and we'll feel justified doing it, but we separate actors out to live by special conditions because we don't believe they exist in the same world we do.<BR/><BR/>How can we condemn someone for being Human?TheGamuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838582756635371404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-58144338849956290582009-02-03T06:47:00.001-08:002009-02-03T06:47:00.001-08:00*there*thereRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009821152496339246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-8916417532175586392009-02-03T06:47:00.000-08:002009-02-03T06:47:00.000-08:00Bale has issues. There is something called profess...Bale has issues. There is something called professionalism. Granted the DP was in the wrong but their is a chain of ways to communicate to someone. Bale was on last straw mode first.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009821152496339246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11062023.post-50346375975809540892009-02-03T05:48:00.000-08:002009-02-03T05:48:00.000-08:00Oh wow, I can't say I condone the swearing but goo...Oh wow, I can't say I condone the swearing but good grief who does that? who walks on the set like that? In the middle of a friggin scene!!<BR/>Good that Bale made himself clear in the flaming. Poor DP probably had what he would think of as the most empty headed moment in his life - and probably because he too was just so caught up in the job.Phillip Gibbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746901151644960732noreply@blogger.com