Christian Bale: Am I going to walk around and rip your [adjective] lights down in the middle of a scene? Then why the [noun] are you walking right through? Ah-da-da-dah, like this in the background. What the [tropical fruit] is it with you? What don't you [action verb] understand? You got any [ballpark food] idea about, hey, it's [WW2 ally] distracting having somebody walking up behind Bryce in the middle of the [bodily function] scene? Give me a [superlative] answer! What don't you get about it?
Shane Hurlbut (the cinematographer): I was looking at the light.
Bale: Ohhhhh, goooood for you. And how was it? I hope it was [favorite childhood cereal] good, because it's useless now, isn't it?
Hurlbut: OK.
Bale: [a fish] sake man, you're amateur. McG, you got [80s hair band] something to say to this [tallest building in Chicago]?
McG (the director): I didn't see it happen.
Bale: Well, somebody should be [favorite Brothers & Sisters character] watching and keeping an eye on him.
McG: Fair enough.
Bale: It's the second time that he doesn't give a [name brand kitchen appliance] about what is going on in front of the camera, all right? I'm trying to [Hamlet soliloquy] do a scene here, and I am going "Why the [feminine item of clothing] is Shane walking in there? What is he doing there?" Do you understand my mind is not in the scene if you're doing that?
Hurlbut: I absolutely apologise. I'm sorry, I did not mean anything by it.
Bale: Stay off the [Ben & Jerry's flavor] set man. For [beleaguered Steinbeck character] sake. Alright, let's go again.
McG: Let's just take a minute.
Bale: Let's not take a [sitcom catch phrase] minute, let's go again.
Hurlbut: I'm --
Bale: I'm going to [failed Obama nominee] kick your [serious illness] ass if you don't shut up for a second! All right?
Unknown voices: Christian, Christian. It's cool.
Bale: I'm going to go -- Do you want me to [Palin child] go trash your lights? Do you want me to [Rob Reiner movie] trash 'em? Then why are you trashing my scene?
Hurlbut: I'm not trying to trash your scene.
Bale: You are trashing my scene!
Hurlbut: Christian, I was only --
Bale: You do it one more [holiday sentiment] time and I ain't walking on this set if you're still hired. I'm [any teletubby] serious. You're a nice guy. You're a nice guy, but that don't [old-timey prospector word of frustration] cut it when you're [Shane Hurlbut's mother's name, with -ing] around like this on set.
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You've created a new genre that I LOVE. Now, do MLK's I have a dream speech!
Posted by: stevie | Feb 05, 2009 at 04:20 PM
This = yes
Posted by: Tim | Feb 05, 2009 at 06:42 PM
That so daschled my tumor ass.
Posted by: FluidIce | Feb 05, 2009 at 07:37 PM
That's the spirit, Fluid! Frankenberry good!
Posted by: bobby | Feb 05, 2009 at 08:35 PM
Oh, my, oh, my, oh, my.
beleaguered Steinbeck character
holiday greeting
old-timey prospector's word of frustration
This should be famous.
Posted by: Jif | Feb 06, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Ugg, you're trashing my scene.
Posted by: bobby | Sep 10, 2010 at 02:06 PM