BATMAN - BALE: 'BATMAN'S A BEAST'

BATMAN star CHRISTIAN BALE was transformed into a beast every time he donned the Caped Crusader's all-black suit on the BATMAN RETURNS set.

The British actor was amazed by the dramatic impact the Batsuit had on his personality - and he quickly discovered the natural transformation made acting the part of Batman easy.

He tells British magazine HOTDOG, "When I put on the costume, I feel like I'm a creature, he doesn't look human.

"The Batman persona, the costume, becomes a part of him, that's why I talk in a beast-like voice when I'm Batman, as if Batman were a creature, which is what I think he thinks he is in the costume."