Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

Christian Bale

Actors will do anything for the perfect part, even starve themselves. Christian Bale put his star power to the test when he accepted a part in The Machinist. He also accepted all the work that came with it. In the course of only four months prior to production, the actor dropped over 60 pounds for the part in Brad Anderson’s psychological thriller. His appearance shocked audiences, but the performance had only just begun...

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The More You Know

  • Because they were shooting in black and white and color didn't matter, they used chocolate syrup as blood when shooting Psycho.
  • The Terminator script was sold for a dollar.
  • Alred Hitchcock’s Psycho was the first American film to show a toilet flushing.
  • During the filming of Star Trek (2009), Zachary Quinto could not manage to properly do the Vulcan salute. Eventually, J.J. Abrams had to glue his fingers together in order for Quinto to do it correctly.
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