#1990s films

Ryan Philippe, Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions (1999) dir. Roger Kumble

Christian Bale as Jack Kelly in Newsies (1992) dir. Kenny Ortega

Christian Bale as Arthur Stuart in Velet Goldmine (1998) dir. Todd Haynes

Christian Bale and Toni Collette attend the First Annual Directors Guild of America Honors at the New York Hilton Hotel in New York City (November 21, 1999)

Re: Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr. in Shaft (2000) dir. John Singleton

Christian Bale as Jesus in Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999) dir. Kevin Connor

Christian Bale as Jack Kelly in Newsies (1992) dir. Kenny Ortega

Christian Bale as Thomas Berger in Swing Kids (1993) dir. Thomas Carter

‘I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me, but it’s hard to stay mad when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once and it’s too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst. And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it. And then it flows through me like rain and I can’t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life’

American Beauty (1999) dir. Sam Mendes