LOS ANGELES -- Christian Bale said he acted like a "punk" and that his profane tongue-lashing on the set of "Terminator Salvation" was inexcusable.

Video: Caught On Tape: Christian Bale Tirade

Earlier this week, audio surfaced of Bale delivering a long, profanity-laced verbal thrashing to cinematographer Shane Hurlbut and anyone who tried to calm him down on the set of the fourth "Terminator" installment.

Bale told a Los Angeles morning radio show that he never intended to get physical with Hurlbut. He also said he was likely channeling too much of his character, John Conner.

Bale told the "Kevin and Bean" show that he and Hurlbut reconciled and worked together for another month following the tirade.

The three-minute clip was first posted Monday on the Web site TMZ.com.

In it, the actor who portrayed Batman in "The Dark Knight" rails against Hurlbut for apparently walking behind co-star Bryce Dallas Howard and through Bale's line of sight, considered a film-set foul.

"If you do it one more time I ain't walking on this set if you're still hired!" Bale howls.

Later, he screams, "Do you want me to go and trash your lights? Do you want me to go and trash them? ... Then why are you trashing my scene?"

The incident took place last July on the set at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, days before Bale would face assault allegations from his mother and sister in London. Charges were never filed because his family did not want to press the matter and because prosecutors said there was a lack of sufficient evidence.

The audio clip has become an Internet sensation, inspiring a music remix, spoofs, and punch lines for the "Kevin and Bean" show.