Keeping It Real (Expression) When staying true to your "roots" or your priorities or principles as a person and applying to a certain type of a event or situation.

I don't know what I think of these images of Christian Bale "keeping it real." I mean, on the one hand, it's kind of cool to know that Bale throws the old football around (a little odd, since he's from the Wales), that he plays with his dog, and goes canoeing, just like the rest of us.

But on the other hand: I think I like him better in a Patrick Bateman ensemble or, you know, the Bat Suit. There's something kind of unsettling about knowing that one of the best actors of our generation spends his time pretending that he lives inside of the L.L. Bean catalog.

Christian fucking Bale rocking the Adirondack Straight Leg Jeans, Wrinkle-Resistant Classic Oxford Cloth Shirt, Double L Poplin Pants and the Carefree Unshrinkable Henley: