Christian Bale says he hated moving to L.A. because people expected you to call before visiting
"I hated it for the first year or two. Coming from a walking culture, I didn't know what to do."
"I'd just roll up to people's houses, knock on the door, and say, 'Hey, how you doing, mate? I'm just coming over to hang out.'"
"That's what we did in England. If someone was busy, it was, 'Go make yourself a cup of tea. I'll be with you in half an hour.'"
"In L.A., they looked at me like I'd murdered their children. It was, 'You have to call before you come over.'"
"So I had to learn the etiquette."
"At first I wanted to get back to England non-stop... then L.A. slowly grew on me, and I really started to love it."