Christian Bale In Parade Magazine Talks About Heath Ledger

Batman is a family man

Christian Bale posed for an unflattering photo shoot showing his soft side playing with his dog and throwing a football around instead of ripping off his shirt with his rock hard abs. He's still a hunk but, still, I want to see muscles glistening while a faux rain shower scene is pouring down on him showing his best "I want you "EFF" you" face. In an interview with Parade Magazine he talks about love, life, the future and Batman. Might as well talk about rainbows and butterflies.

Heath Ledger: "I want to talk about Heath. When you miss somebody, you want to speak about him. He was a unique character, a very infectious character. He was a good man, and I was glad to have spent time with him. He was somebody who I’d been seeing on a daily basis for months. It takes a long time to accept that someone’s gone, when all body and mind are telling you that this is somebody you will know for a great deal of time. He was something of a kindred spirit to myself."

Superheroes: "Not traditional idols—certainly not superheroes. I don’t think I was particularly in need of that. I never had any fascination with Superman or Spider-Man or a Batman kind of character. If it happened at all, it was imagined characters that I had invented. My dad was a role model for me. He was a fascinating man. There was intrigue and entertainment growing up with him. He gave me an edict that I still pursue: 'Life should never be boring.'"

Love: "I’m a court jester. My wife and daughter come with me on location. It’s the most ideal mix. These wonderful distractions actually make me better at what I do."

Future: "I’m accustomed to not having any kind of map for my life. I’d be reaching for an Uzi if I knew what was going to happen every day. If anybody tells me I shouldn’t jump, of course all I want to do is jump and show it can be done."

Ready? 1...2...3... aawwwwwwww.... Rainbows and butterflies.

Kinda feel a group hug coming...