Christian Bale had one unconventional figure to thank in his acceptance speech after winning best actor in a comedy or musical for “Vice” at Sunday night’s Golden Globes.
“Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration for playing this role,” he said about his character of Dick Cheney in the political satire.
The line got a positive response for the Church of Satan itself, which wrote on Twitter, “To us, Satan is a symbol of pride, liberty, and individualism, and it serves as an external metaphorical projection of our highest personal potential.
To us, Satan is a symbol of pride, liberty and individualism, and it serves as an external metaphorical projection of our highest personal potential. As Mr. Bale’s own talent and skill won him the award, this is fitting. Hail Christian! Hail Satan! https://t.co/ILuK8TFZXi
— The Church Of Satan (@ChurchofSatan) January 7, 2019
Christian Bale wins for playing Dick Cheney in #Vice: “Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration for playing this role” https://t.co/HVkJi3ZWdS #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/vFNvnMCoFC
— Variety (@Variety) January 7, 2019
Watch videos of him thanking Satan here:
And Christian Bale’s thanks Satan… Just another night in Hollow-weird! pic.twitter.com/kdA4IgZaeG
— Craig (@bigcraig03) January 7, 2019
Christian Bale made sure to thank Satan during his #GoldenGlobes acceptance speech: pic.twitter.com/DU3cq1cKUf
— Vulture (@vulture) January 7, 2019
Satan?