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 More Quotes by Christopher Walken More Quotes From Christopher Walken I've made quite a number of movies that I've never even seen and I've made some movies that I thought were good that nobody saw... Sometimes they end up on television. Christopher Walken sawsnumberstelevision As an actor I'm rather hit and miss, I throw a lot out there, and some of it works and some of it doesn't. But this is a nice part. Christopher Walken actorsnicemissing I don't have kids. Maybe that's kept me young. I have a wife for almost 50 years and she looks after me a little bit like I was seven years-old. Christopher Walken wifekidsyears Too many young actors are strutting about and doing films without having developed some of the depth you need to bring off certain kinds of roles. I think that's the problem with the system, where a lot of younger actors who haven't had a chance to develop suddenly become stars. Christopher Walken depthstarsthinking Sometimes things work out, sometimes they don't. I never know how successful a movie is going to be - when you make a movie you're always hoping for the best. Christopher Walken work-outsuccessfulsometimes There are certain directors where you know you're going to be good or you're not going to be there. There are people where you kind of know that if you miss the mark then it'll probably not be in the movie and that's very reassuring. Christopher Walken missingdirectorspeople Guns make me very nervous. They're dangerous. I'm more of a pacifist than anyone could imagine. Christopher Walken nervousimaginegun There are movies that I've made where I thought I was going to be good, but when it was cut it together it wasn't. And there are a lot of movies that, for one reason or another, just don't become popular. So to me it's always been a little bit of a roll of the dice. That's the way it goes. Christopher Walken cuttingtogetherlittles I've never made a movie I wasn't surprised to see. Christopher Walken made 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 please-meopportunitypeople In my personal life I'm very conservative. I've been married to the same person for nearly 50 years, I'm scrupulous about paying bills, avoiding debt. I'm very careful. But as an actor I'm pretty reckless. I've done a lot of things that, when I see myself on screen, I have to shut my eyes. And I've made a whole bunch of movies that nobody sees, including me. Christopher Walken actorseyeyears I feel like you are this or that because other people say so. I wouldn't know how to play a psychopath. I don't think about it that way. You think about playing the scene but if the other people say that guy is crazy, then you are. Christopher Walken crazyplaythinking Death is wonderful because you can't think about it. How are you gonna think about it? Christopher Walken wonderfulthinking An audience is the most dangerous thing in the world, because they paid, and they're looking at you. And they paid! And there's a lot of them! And they cast a cold eye, because they paid. To be on the stage, you have to be very secure. Christopher Walken coldeyeworld A good actor is like a racehorse or a Ferrari. If a cylinder is missing on a Chevy, it's doesn't matter that much. But if something's not working right on a Ferrari, it makes a big difference. It's the three percent that makes the difference between good and great. It's a fine line. If you're not there, it's very painful. Christopher Walken ferraridifferencesmissing I know that whenever I think about death, I come up against a stone wall. Christopher Walken wallstonesthinking One of the difficult things about being an actor is to stick around. Christopher Walken difficultactorssticks If you play a king, it's better if everybody treats you like a king. Christopher Walken treatskingsplay I do like to work. Some jobs are better than others. That's the thing: You really don't know. I've enjoyed making movies for lots of different reasons. Sometimes, it was the other people. Sometimes, it was the fact that I was really good in it. Sometimes, it was the location. Sometimes, it was the paycheck. Christopher Walken differentjobspeople If you do movies that are modestly budgeted, the way they finance them is they figure out how they can sell them. Christopher Walken financefiguresway
