"Will we do a third movie? It's got to be the right story. You can't make something like The Dark Knight and then come out with something disappointing.

"I would like it if people say, 'You'll never make a good third movie.' I say, 'OK, let's make a third movie in that case, let's prove them wrong. But that's just me. The fact is, I have to! I've signed up! Chris doesn't. So I'm in a bit of a fix if he says he doesn't want to!"

“With technology, there’s a balance with everything. In The Dark Knight, the triangulation and the mobile phones, when Batman asks Lucius to use it, Lucius says, ‘After this I will quit. I will not have anything to do with this.’

“It’s like the eavesdropping, the illegal wire tapping going on at the NSA. There are limits… It is technology. But as with anything, it should all be in moderation…”

For Bale on Public Enemies, Batman 3 and, yep, that outburst check out totalfilm.com every day for the rest of the week.

And then for plenty more where that came from, buy Issue 155 of Total Film, on sale 30 April.

• Christian Bale talks to us about Terminator Salvation
• Christian Bale on Public Enemies
• Christian Bale talks about *that* Outburst
• Christian Bale talks exclusively about everything

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter for the latest news, features and reviews delivered straight to your inbox.

Follow us on Twitter