daring to bear first urged on her by custom designer michael wilkinson. >> he was smart. was a sort of confidence that happens because your posture has to change to keep everything in place. the idea in her mind is if men aren't paying attention to the details when they're distracted, maybe they won't ask as many questions. >> adams and bale worked together before on a david russell film "the fighter" which bale won a best supporting actor oscar. >> we didn't have that many scenes together in "the fighter" but the good thing is we've been through the process with working with david. we know what to expect. >> the first time i worked with him, he was sending texts during a table read about his ideas about my character. i thought oh, my gosh, he hates what i'm doing when really he was just excited and coming up with ideas. 24 hours a day david is texting you. so you are really committed. >> you don't ever just turn it off and say -- >> i do. i have a kid. >> a lot of actors like to be very controlled, know exactly what's happening. and i'm not that kind of actor. i like it