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CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

Extended Interview: Christian Bale

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

CBS News

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Cbs

4.6871 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Actor Christian Bale won praise for his titular performance in the "Batman" franchise, and now, he's on a mission to help kids who could use a real-life superhero. Bale is helping to build Together California, a foster care home designed to keep orphaned siblings from being separated. He talks to correspondent Tracy Smith about his inspiration for the project. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Kate's just off to work after sleeping in the best bed in the business.

0:05.0

And my word, doesn't she look ready for anything?

0:08.0

Something about her smile is just brighter.

0:10.0

Her eyes seem glintier, and she just feels so much more...

0:15.0

Kateier?

0:16.0

Of course it's no surprise really, because last night she slept at Premier Inn,

0:20.0

and she got up to 15% off with business booker.

0:23.6

Get better sleep for your money. Premier Inn, rest easy. T's and C is apply.

0:29.6

Last year, Amazon was the world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy. Feeling all and more of our energy comes from wind farms like this one.

0:44.3

Guys, what happened to recording that the solar farm?

0:48.3

To learn more, visit about amazon.com.

0:54.5

U.K. forward slash sustainability.

0:57.0

Oh!

0:59.0

This is Jane Pauley.

1:11.2

Actor Christian Bale has many callings, including a role, he tells our Tracy Smith, that might be his most important of all.

1:22.0

So how long have you been dreaming about this place?

1:25.2

17 years since my daughter was three years old. I thought we'd take about two years to complete, which was obviously a totally naive.

1:33.3

But so worth it. It's now 17 years.

1:37.3

It took a lot longer than expected, but we're going to create an incredible home here for children.

1:43.3

And what better cause than that, you know?

1:45.0

So I'm totally happy that it took this long.

1:48.3

Where did the germ of the idea come from?

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