Bale apologises for movie set rant

Christian Bale has made a public apology for losing his temper on the set of Terminator: Salvation.

The actor came under fire earlier this week after an audio recording of him ranting at a crewmember was leaked online.

The incident occurred after the worker walked into his eyeline during a take while filming for the movie was taking place last summer.

Speaking about the row in an interview with Los Angeles radio station KROQ, Bale admitted that he "acted like a punk".

"I was out of order beyond belief," he continued. "I make no excuses for it."

Bale revealed that he has been hurt by some of the criticism which has been directed towards him in recent days.

"The thing that disturbs me so much is that I've heard a lot of people saying that I seem to think that I'm better than anybody else," he explained. "Nothing could be further from the truth. I am a very lucky and that is why I put so much into what I do, and why I care so much about it and why sometimes my enthusiasm just goes awry."

He also insisted that the situation was resolved soon afterwards and there is now "no problem whatsoever".