Do you also think that Christian Bale uses his weight gain/loss technique to overshadow his mediocre acting range? - Quora
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Going through hell for Hollywood: Christian Bale shed 62lbs using cigarette-and-coffee diet for role in 2004's The Machinist, while Charlize Theron gained 50lbs to play pregnant mom in 2018 - as Cillian
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Christian Bale on what it felt like to lose so much weight for his role in The Machinist - JOE.co.uk
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