Sometimes a certain innocence is good, but not about yourself. Christopher Walken More Quotes by Christopher Walken More Quotes From Christopher Walken I grew up in music theater playing to the audience - singing and dancing and showing off. That's really my background. But the camera's different. I think I'm more at home on stage. Christopher Walken dancinghomethinking All actors do what they do differently, and it doesn't matter. Christopher Walken actorsmatter I'm a better actor now than I ever was, I wish I could have hurried that up, but there's no way. Anyway, I always wanted to be around for a long time. Like a European actor, I hope I live a long time and that I'm acting until I finish. Christopher Walken actingwishlong 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 terribleactorsinteresting 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 juicyactorsmen Movies are terrifically optimistic enterprises. Christopher Walken optimisticenterprise I think that weddings have probably been crashed since the beginning of time. Cavemen crashed them. You go to meet girls. It makes sense. Christopher Walken weddinggirlthinking Somebody said to me that I speak English almost like somebody for whom English is not their first language. Christopher Walken speak-englishlanguagefirsts Is typecasting really a problem? Christopher Walken typecastingproblem I have been in movies that I thought I wasn't very good in. Christopher Walken very-goodhas-beens I became an actor by accident. Christopher Walken accidentsactors My father passed away a couple of years ago, but he was very old. He was almost a 100 years old. And, you know, he had a very good life. He came to America and he had a good life. Christopher Walken good-lifecouplefather I'm not much of an analyzer or a psychologist. Christopher Walken psychologist My father was a lesson. He had his own bakery, and it was closed one day a week, but he would go anyway. He did it because he really loved his bakery. It wasn't a job. Christopher Walken dadjobsfather 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 playfunnythinking My background is in musical comedy. Christopher Walken backgroundscomedymusical I don't have a lot of hobbies. I don't play golf. I don't have any children. Things that occupy people's time. I just try to take jobs. Christopher Walken golfjobschildren I tend to play mostly villains and twisted people. Unsavory guys. I think it's my face, the way I look. Christopher Walken playpeoplethinking Obviously an actor draws on his own experience. Christopher Walken drawsexperienceactors Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there. Christopher Walken audiencenatural
