A man can be an artist... in anything, food, whatever. It depends on how good he is at it. Creasey's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece. Christopher Walken More Quotes by Christopher Walken More Quotes From Christopher Walken I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell. Christopher Walken skit fever snl I have this theory about words. There's a thousand ways to say "Pass the salt". It could mean, you know, "Can I have some salt?" or it could mean, "I love you.". It could mean, "I'm very annoyed with you". Really, the list could go on and on. Words are little bombs, and they have a lot of energy inside them. Christopher Walken annoyed love-you mean I'm better off not socializing. I make a better impression if I'm not around. Christopher Walken better-off impression inspirational We have no way of knowing what lays ahead for us in the future. All we can do is use the information at hand to make the best decision possible. Christopher Walken knowing decision hands I play so many villains and strange, troubled people. I don't have that kind of life. I live in the country. I've been married nearly 50 years. I have a cat. Christopher Walken cat country years At its best, life is completely unpredictable. Christopher Walken unpredictable life-is inspirational I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about. Christopher Walken i-can worry trying I like cats a lot. I've always liked cats. They're great company. When they eat, they always leave a little bit at the bottom of the bowl. A dog will polish the bowl, but a cat always leaves a little bit. It's like an offering. Christopher Walken cat offering dog There's something dangerous about what's funny. Jarring and disconcerting. There is a connection between funny and scary. Christopher Walken connections scary funny You know, there's nothing you can do about your public image. It is what it is. I just try to do things honestly. I guess honesty is what you would call subjective: if you feel good about what you're doing, yourself, if you figure you're doing the right thing. Christopher Walken honesty feel-good trying In the end, there's still the Word, everywhere... In Heaven and it's Angels, the Earth and Stars, even in the darkest part of the Human Soul It was there where it burned brightest. And for a moment, I was blinded. Christopher Walken angel stars heaven Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me the words are always very important. It's very important for me to know my lines, know them so well that I don't have to think about them. Christopher Walken acting important thinking It's true that I don't think I'd be a good director. If I were a director, I'd try to hire the best people I could and then leave them alone. I don't know much about cameras or lighting, so I'd make sure that I had a really good cameraman who understood lenses and lighting, and I say to him, "This is the scene we have to shoot and this is what I think it should be, you go do it." Same with actors. But really, very good directors who know everything do basically the same thing. They hire you and then they leave you alone. Christopher Walken trying people thinking No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing. Christopher Walken improvising knows wonderful I used to love Danish. My father used to make a Boston cream pie. You never see that anymore. Christopher Walken boston pie father I'd love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple of kids, a dog, maybe a bit of singing, and no guns and no killing, but nobody offers me those kind of parts. Christopher Walken nice couple dog As an actor you become that lighting rod between the person who made the play and the audience. Christopher Walken actors made play I became very critical of zoos and circuses and keeping animals in captivity. I wish it was against the law. Christopher Walken law animal zoos There are people who are able to plan their career, their future, but I've never had any talent for that. I just do things and hope for the best. Say yes, take a chance, and sometimes it's terrific and sometimes it's not. Christopher Walken able careers people And I think that when I play these villains, maybe what is different is that the audience sees me play these and they know that that's Chris and he's having fun and he knows that and he knows that and you know that and everybody knows that. Christopher Walken play fun thinking
