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Christian Bale's film hate

Sep 9, 2007, 7:00 GMT

Christian Bale - © Chris Hatcher / Photorazzi

Christian Bale doesn't like films.

The 'American Psycho' star - who first appeared in Steven Spielberg's 'Empire of the Sun' aged just 12 - enjoys acting, but isn't interested in watching movies.

Bale, 33, revealed: "I'm not a movie buff. It's been an awfully long time since I've gone to a movie.

"I have nothing against them. I would just say that I've never been an avid fan, and would never consider them essential to my life.

"I love acting in them, I just avoid them."

The 'Batman Begins' actor - who will reprise his role as the Caped Crusader again in 'The Dark Knight' - has also admitted he was never very interested in the comic book superhero.

He said: "I was never a Batman fan".

Bale's latest movie, '3:10 to Yuma', is a cowboy adventure co-starring Russell Crowe, but he claims he knows nothing about westerns.

He added to Britain's The Times newspaper: "I feel people expect me to have a great knowledge of westerns, but I don't."

'3:10 to Yuma' is released later this month.

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