If you haven't already heard the audio clip of actor Christian Bale going crazy on the set of Terminator: Salvation when the film's cinematographer interrupted one of his scenes, you really should because it's amazing stuff and pretty hilarious (you can listen to it here). Since the leak, the film's assistant director has taken it upon himself to stand-up for Bale and explain what happened:

Although Bale's behavior makes us think twice about taking tea with the Brit, let alone working with him, Bruce Franklin, an assistant director and associate producer on the fourth Terminator film, tells E! News that Bale, a "consummate professional," just had a bad day.

"If you are working in a very intense scene and someone takes you out of your groove...It was the most emotional scene in the movie," said Franklin. "And for him to get stopped in the middle of it. He is very intensely involved in his character. He didn't walk around like that all day long. It was just a moment and it passed. (E! Online)

The most emotional scene in the movie? Look, if this was some kind of holocaust project and Bale was deeply engrossed in his character I might understand, but we're talking about the 4th Terminator movie directed by a guy who calls himself McG, widely considered one of the worst hack directors in all of Hollywood (he's the douche responsible for the cinematic abortion known as Charlie's Angels). My money says Bale's tirade will be more entertaining than the entire movie and the audience's emotional highpoint will be when the credits finally roll.