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Christopher Walken Quotes

I play disturbed people a lot, but always with a bit of distance or tongue-in-cheek. Most of the villains I play are essentially harmless Picture Quote #1

I used to love Danish. My father used to make a Boston cream pie. You never see that anymore Picture Quote #1

I’ve been to Chicago a lot - it’s one of my favorite places. My wife is from Chicago, and I worked in the theater there a lot Picture Quote #1

It’s interesting - a lot of good actors are good mimes. But I’m terrible. If I tried to do an impression, nobody would know what I was doing Picture Quote #1

People come up to me all the time in New York. Not for autographs, but to talk about movies, often in a very scientific way Picture Quote #1

It’s what actors call a big, juicy part, when you’re a leading man. I don’t get a lot of those. I get a lot of supporting things Picture Quote #1

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I’m in a place in my life where I get offered parts that I didn’t get offered before - fathers and uncles and grandfathers and so on. And it took me a long time to get to that place, but I’m glad because it opens up new territory Picture Quote #1

Both my parents had heavy accents, and so did everybody they knew. It’s a rhythm thing - people who speak English where they have to hesitate and think of the right word. And I think it rubbed off Picture Quote #1

By the time I was 7, I did walk-ons, catalogue modeling, you name it. In the Queens where I grew up, you didn’t go bowling on Saturday; you went to dancing school Picture Quote #1

I come from a part of New York that was almost entirely immigrants. I was born in America, but all of my friends’ parents, everybody’s parents, including my own, had come to America from Europe Picture Quote #1

I don’t know why people eat so badly. I could eat pasta all the time, but it really is fattening. And I love ice cream, but I can’t do that. There was a time, until I was in my mid-forties, when I could eat a whole pizza - and really, no effect Picture Quote #1

I grew up in the 50s, in New York City, where television was born. There were 90 live shows every week, and they used a lot of kids. There were schools just for these kids. There was a whole world that doesn’t exist anymore Picture Quote #1

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I think the fact that I grew up in show business had a real effect on my personality. If you were born in New York during the golden age of television, and you grew up on Broadway, that marks you Picture Quote #1

I’ve made movies that I thought were okay, but then I was very good. And sometimes you’re in a movie and you think, ‘I wish more people saw that’ - because you’re good. And it just works out that the movie gets lost. But that’s show business Picture Quote #1

Laurence Olivier said in an interview once that when he plays a tragedy he always aims for the funny parts, and the other way around. Because in a comedy you look for what’s serious. I think that’s true. Sometimes things are really funny if you’re absolutely earnest. If you’re really serious, it’s hilarious Picture Quote #1

You hear about things happening to people - they slip in the bathtub, fall down the stairs, step off the curb in London because they think that the cars come the other way - and they die. You feel you want to die making an effort at something; you don’t want to die in some unnecessary way Picture Quote #1

I’m an angel. I kill firstborns while their mamas watch. I turn cities into salt. I even, when I feel like it, rip the souls from little girls, and from now till kingdom come, the only thing you can count on in your existence is never understanding why Picture Quote #1

I got to playing villains-I don’t know how. I think it’s like anything else, in the movies in particular that if you establish yourself as something and you’re lucky enough to keep getting hired. You know, there are guys who play the guy who gets the girl, guys who are the best friend of that guy, there’s the funny guy, the villain Picture Quote #1

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Older actors, and women in particular, are getting more opportunities. It pleases me, its very good news for us. They say that people are living longer, and maybe it’s just that there’s more of us out there Picture Quote #1

Yeah, well I’ve always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that’s really where my training is. As an actor, that’s my training Picture Quote #1

An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether it’s a play or movie Picture Quote #1

No, but way before that, I’ve been doing little dances in movies for years. Yeah, that was an amazing chance. You know, at my age to be able to do a music dance video, very unusual Picture Quote #1

I have a friend of mine who does me on his answering machine, and when I call him, I answer. It’s pretty strange Picture Quote #1

My background is in musical comedy. I didn’t know I was going to be an actor. But all my points of reference have to do with musical comedy and in being kind of a showoff Picture Quote #1

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I live sort of in the country and I like that. It’s very quiet, it’s beautiful Picture Quote #1

I think that a good movie creates its own world, and that world needn’t refer to anything that’s real. If it’s consistent, if it’s entertaining, if it’s interesting, it justifies its being there Picture Quote #1

I have made a number of movies that I have never seen. It’s not a matter of ego. It’s a matter of being disappointed. It’s really a shame. It’s just as difficult to make a movie that no one cares about as to make a hit Picture Quote #1

I used to be prettier than I am, but I think I look better now. I was a pretty boy. Particularly in my early movies. I don’t like looking at them so much. There’s a sort of pretty thing about me Picture Quote #1

I’m better off not socializing. I make a better impression if I’m not around Picture Quote #1

Obvious things like The Deer Hunter. After that happened, the scripts got better. Opportunities happened Picture Quote #1

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I play disturbed people a lot, but always with a bit of distance or tongue-in-cheek. Most of the villains I play are essentially harmless (Christopher Walken Quotes) I used to love Danish. My father used to make a Boston cream pie. You never see that anymore (Christopher Walken Quotes) I’ve been to Chicago a lot - it’s one of my favorite places. My wife is from Chicago, and I worked in the theater there a lot (Christopher Walken Quotes) It’s interesting - a lot of good actors are good mimes. But I’m terrible. If I tried to do an impression, nobody would know what I was doing (Christopher Walken Quotes) People come up to me all the time in New York. Not for autographs, but to talk about movies, often in a very scientific way (Christopher Walken Quotes) It’s what actors call a big, juicy part, when you’re a leading man. I don’t get a lot of those. I get a lot of supporting things (Christopher Walken Quotes) I’m in a place in my life where I get offered parts that I didn’t get offered before - fathers and uncles and grandfathers and so on. And it took me a long time to get to that place, but I’m glad because it opens up new territory (Christopher Walken Quotes) Both my parents had heavy accents, and so did everybody they knew. It’s a rhythm thing - people who speak English where they have to hesitate and think of the right word. And I think it rubbed off (Christopher Walken Quotes) By the time I was 7, I did walk-ons, catalogue modeling, you name it. In the Queens where I grew up, you didn’t go bowling on Saturday; you went to dancing school (Christopher Walken Quotes) I come from a part of New York that was almost entirely immigrants. I was born in America, but all of my friends’ parents, everybody’s parents, including my own, had come to America from Europe (Christopher Walken Quotes) I don’t know why people eat so badly. I could eat pasta all the time, but it really is fattening. And I love ice cream, but I can’t do that. There was a time, until I was in my mid-forties, when I could eat a whole pizza - and really, no effect (Christopher Walken Quotes) I grew up in the 50s, in New York City, where television was born. There were 90 live shows every week, and they used a lot of kids. There were schools just for these kids. There was a whole world that doesn’t exist anymore (Christopher Walken Quotes) I think the fact that I grew up in show business had a real effect on my personality. If you were born in New York during the golden age of television, and you grew up on Broadway, that marks you (Christopher Walken Quotes) I’ve made movies that I thought were okay, but then I was very good. And sometimes you’re in a movie and you think, ‘I wish more people saw that’ - because you’re good. And it just works out that the movie gets lost. But that’s show business (Christopher Walken Quotes) Laurence Olivier said in an interview once that when he plays a tragedy he always aims for the funny parts, and the other way around. Because in a comedy you look for what’s serious. I think that’s true. Sometimes things are really funny if you’re absolutely earnest. If you’re really serious, it’s hilarious (Christopher Walken Quotes) You hear about things happening to people - they slip in the bathtub, fall down the stairs, step off the curb in London because they think that the cars come the other way - and they die. You feel you want to die making an effort at something; you don’t want to die in some unnecessary way (Christopher Walken Quotes) I’m an angel. I kill firstborns while their mamas watch. I turn cities into salt. I even, when I feel like it, rip the souls from little girls, and from now till kingdom come, the only thing you can count on in your existence is never understanding why (Christopher Walken Quotes) I got to playing villains-I don’t know how. I think it’s like anything else, in the movies in particular that if you establish yourself as something and you’re lucky enough to keep getting hired. You know, there are guys who play the guy who gets the girl, guys who are the best friend of that guy, there’s the funny guy, the villain (Christopher Walken Quotes) Older actors, and women in particular, are getting more opportunities. It pleases me, its very good news for us. They say that people are living longer, and maybe it’s just that there’s more of us out there (Christopher Walken Quotes) Yeah, well I’ve always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that’s really where my training is. As an actor, that’s my training. (Christopher Walken Quotes) An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether it’s a play or movie. (Christopher Walken Quotes) No, but way before that, I’ve been doing little dances in movies for years. Yeah, that was an amazing chance. You know, at my age to be able to do a music dance video, very unusual. (Christopher Walken Quotes) I have a friend of mine who does me on his answering machine, and when I call him, I answer. It’s pretty strange. (Christopher Walken Quotes) My background is in musical comedy. I didn’t know I was going to be an actor. But all my points of reference have to do with musical comedy and in being kind of a showoff. (Christopher Walken Quotes) I live sort of in the country and I like that. It’s very quiet, it’s beautiful. (Christopher Walken Quotes) I think that a good movie creates its own world, and that world needn’t refer to anything that’s real. If it’s consistent, if it’s entertaining, if it’s interesting, it justifies its being there. (Christopher Walken Quotes) I have made a number of movies that I have never seen. It’s not a matter of ego. It’s a matter of being disappointed. It’s really a shame. It’s just as difficult to make a movie that no one cares about as to make a hit. (Christopher Walken Quotes) I used to be prettier than I am, but I think I look better now. I was a pretty boy. Particularly in my early movies. I don’t like looking at them so much. There’s a sort of pretty thing about me. (Christopher Walken Quotes) I’m better off not socializing. I make a better impression if I’m not around. (Christopher Walken Quotes) Obvious things like The Deer Hunter. After that happened, the scripts got better. Opportunities happened. (Christopher Walken Quotes)

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