Last week, actor Christian Bale unleashed a flurry of foul language on the set of “Terminator: Salvation.” The director of photography had walked into Bale’s sightline during a scene, after which Bale verbally assaulted him.

Various remixes and parodies have been created of the incident, including a tribute song by The Mae Shi and a reenactment with “Inside the Actors Studio” host James Lipton. My personal favorite is a profanity-laced trailer for newspaper-boy musical “Newsies,” which starred a young Bale.

Criticism and ridicule are in order for the outburst, but Bale should be admired for such devotion to excellence.

Everybody should care that much about what they do. While there are more constructive (and less hilarious) ways of expressing your disappointment, Bale did the right thing in calling out what he deemed to be unprofessional behavior.

Imagine if bank executives cared that much about lending money. Maybe they wouldn’t have given out bad loans to people with worse credit — and then sold securities backed by those bad loans to people with worse credit.

Instead, they only became concerned when their profits were threatened. Not when they gave loans to people with bad credit or, in some cases, illegal immigrants with no credit.

The problem with corporations is that they’re more concerned with higher profits than quality products. In fact, they probably think the two are one and the same.

Bale didn’t wait to see the dailies before getting upset. He knew that the scene was ruined and he wanted to fix it right then and there.

He follows what I now call the “Christian Bale model;” the product itself is the goal, not the profit from the product. Making money is not a job; it’s a result of one.

If bank executives followed the Bale model, home loans would have been given out to the people who could actually afford homes. Foreclosure rates would be lower, and they would still be making enough money to buy expensive furnishings.

Executives following the Bale model should avoid antique weapons and fireplaces.

Even though he erupted on tape, he can be happy because his work can be finished. He can make a good movie. Nobody can ever have enough money. Corporate executives have plenty of money, but obviously it’s never enough because they keep trying to get more.

There’s always something more to buy, whether it’s a new television or an $87,000 area rug. According to a study by the National Opinion Research Center, the top occupations in both job satisfaction and general happiness are ones that involve helping others and creative pursuits.

“Clergy” was number one in both categories.

Bale may have a mouth so foul that no amount of Orbit gum can clean it, but he gives a damn about the quality of his work. We should expect the same from the people whose decisions affect millions of people.

Chris is sorry if he trashed your scene. Accept his apologies at cogino@asu.edu.