Christopher Walken
Birthday: 31 March 1943, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Ronald Walken
Height: 183 cm
Nervous-looking lead and supporting actor of the American stage and films, with sandy colored hair, pale complexion and a somewhat nervous disposition. He won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his ...Show More
Bear costumes are funny... Bears as well.
Bear costumes are funny... Bears as well.
Careers are not often as chosen as people think they are. People talk to me about my choices. I don' Show more
Careers are not often as chosen as people think they are. People talk to me about my choices. I don't make choices, hardly. Things happen, and you say yes or no - usually 'yes', because it's always better to do something. What's the choice? Somebody will say, 'Don't do that part, you don't need to do that part.' And I'll say, 'Why not? What am I going to do? Sit around the house? I'd much rather go to work, and see actors, and have fun. Hide
I can't imagine being somebody else. And anything I play, my reference is completely from the planet Show more
I can't imagine being somebody else. And anything I play, my reference is completely from the planet Showbusiness. I don't know anything about anybody else, people that I've known all my life - my family, my brothers - I don't know... I only know about me. Hide
My hair was famous before I was.
My hair was famous before I was.
I eat the same things all the time: fish, hardly ever meat. Chicken, vegetables. I'm fond of steamed Show more
I eat the same things all the time: fish, hardly ever meat. Chicken, vegetables. I'm fond of steamed sea bass over leeks. I don't drink hard liquor. I like wine. Hide
I believe in saving money. I believe in having a house. I believe in keeping things clean. I believe Show more
I believe in saving money. I believe in having a house. I believe in keeping things clean. I believe in exercising. Slow and steady is a very good thing for me. It works for me. Hide
I have been in movies that I thought I wasn't very good in. I think, "Chris, don't let your mouth ha Show more
I have been in movies that I thought I wasn't very good in. I think, "Chris, don't let your mouth hang open like that next time. Look at that facial tic. Don't walk in such a self-conscious way!" But sometimes, I watch myself and I think that I am terrific--and that is really nice. Hide
I used to be prettier than I am, but I think I look better now. I was a pretty boy. Particularly in Show more
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. Hide
I've enjoyed making movies for lots of different reasons. Sometimes, it was the other people. Someti Show more
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. Sometimes, it can be lots of different things, or a lot of those things. Or there can be reasons why you'd like to avoid it the next time. Like the jungle. I've made a couple of movies in the jungle, and I don't want to go back to the jungle. Hide
I think that a good movie creates its own world, and that world needn't refer to anything that's rea Show more
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. Hide
Back home, I do the same things every day. Exactly the same. I eat at the same time, I get up at the Show more
Back home, I do the same things every day. Exactly the same. I eat at the same time, I get up at the same time, I do the same things in the same order. I read. I have coffee. Then I study my scripts, I exercise on the treadmill, I make myself a little something to eat. I am a great believer in the Mediterranean diet. Hide
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At its best, life is completely unpredictable.
At its best, life is completely unpredictable.
I make movies that nobody will see. I've made movies that even I have never seen.
I make movies that nobody will see. I've made movies that even I have never seen.
I always think that in movies or on stage, two people can be talking to each other - the audience do Show more
I always think that in movies or on stage, two people can be talking to each other - the audience doesn't necessarily have to know what they're talking about, just so long as they know that *you* know what you're talking about. Hide
Is typecasting really a problem?
Is typecasting really a problem?
If you want to learn how to build a house, build a house. Don't ask anybody, just build a house.
If you want to learn how to build a house, build a house. Don't ask anybody, just build a house.
[on his routine] I get up early, at six or seven, and have coffee. I usually read in the morning. An Show more
[on his routine] I get up early, at six or seven, and have coffee. I usually read in the morning. And then, if I have a script, I do that for a while. Then I exercise at a certain time. About noon. I like to cook, so usually, I'll be making something. And I have my script. My favorite thing is to have two scripts. It's great to study two things at the same time. Hide
I don't particularly like to do anything dangerous. And here I was in Bangkok [filming The Deer Hunt Show more
I don't particularly like to do anything dangerous. And here I was in Bangkok [filming The Deer Hunter (1978)]. I was in the jungle and in the mountains. Being an actor has taken me places that I never would have gone to . . . It's been a very interesting life. Hide
I have this theory about words. There's a thousand ways to say "Pass the salt". It could mean, you k Show more
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. Hide
[on guns] I don't even like holding them. Whenever I hold a gun, I want to get it out of my hand as Show more
[on guns] I don't even like holding them. Whenever I hold a gun, I want to get it out of my hand as quick as possible. Hide
[on how he selects his acting roles] I don't choose that much. I just sort of take what's there. I d Show more
[on how he selects his acting roles] I don't choose that much. I just sort of take what's there. I don't have much else to do. 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. I basically work so much because I'm lazy. Hide
I don't need to be made to look evil. I can do that on my own.
I don't need to be made to look evil. I can do that on my own.
Emotional power is maybe the most valuable thing that an actor can have.
Emotional power is maybe the most valuable thing that an actor can have.
Christopher Walken's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (168)
Christopher Walken'S roles
Tom
Sgt. Toomey
Shondor Birns
Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio
Clem
Paul
Headless Horseman
Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
Vincenzo Coccotti
Doke
Whitley Strieber
King Louie
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