Michael Caine has defended his Dark Knight co-star Christian Bale's infamous rant on the set of Terminator: Salvation - insisting he has behaved far worse during movie shoots.

In February, Bale was shamed when an audio tape of him shouting and swearing at cinematographer Shane Hurlbut leaked online. The incident took place last year during filming for the upcoming Terminator movie. The actor, who was angry Hurlbut had distracted him during a scene, has since apologized for the incident.

Caine, who stars alongside Bale in director Christopher Nolan's Batman movies, admits he was surprised by Bale's behavior - but insists his temper is much worse.

The Oscar-winning veteran tells People.com, "That stunned me, because he's not like that at all. I would never have imagined Christian doing that. It's completely out of character. I'm more like that than he is. You're liable to get a volley off of me if you walk around during my takes."

And he recalls one particular rant, on the set of 1970 movie The Last Valley, adding, "I outdid Christian by about 30 minutes and with more language than he knew."

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