Christian Bale attends the premiere of 'The Dark Knight' at Coliseum Cinema on July 23, 2008 in Barcelona, Spain.
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CelebNews@Usmagazine.com! - Terminator Director Calls Actor Christian Bale "Passionate"

Terminator Salvation director McG is defending embattled actor Christian Bale.

“I'm delighted to speak about Christian because he is the most professional, passionate actor you are ever going to find. It is that simple," McG said Saturday at a panel discussion at Comic-Con in San Diego. "Bale is just all about the work."

Reports surfaced last week that the 34-year-old Bale - who was arrested after allegedly assaulting his mother and sister (which he denies) — lost his cool on the Terminator set when the director of cinematography screwed up a shot.

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McG admitted Bale can be opinionated — but in a good way.

"I can't just tell him, 'Go camera left,' because Christian is going to talk to me in-depth about what decisions were being made into his character going left.

"It's wonderful," McG added. "It's the elegant opposition you want. You don't want people just going, ‘Yeah, whatever. Tell me what to do, and I’ll do it.’

"Christian sets an excellent example in that way," McG went on. "Just for the record, he is a big hearted, good guy. I've worked with a lot of people, and that's just simply who he is."

Added McG: "He loves his wife. He loves his child."

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