I became an actor kind of by accident. I was in musical theater and I got a job as an actor in a play and kept going. But I never set out to be an actor; it happened over time. — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I certainly have never been an actor who can play the Everyman guy - or, I don't tend to get those parts. I've tended to play eccentrics. I've played a lot of villains, of course. — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
One thing that's happened to me is I've been around a long time and I've played a lot of villains and so forth. I… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
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… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I grew up in the '50s, in New York City, where television was born. There were 90 live shows every week, and they used… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
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… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
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… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I make movies that nobody will see. I've made movies that even I have never seen. — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
For me, in movies, it's always a mixed bag. I've never made a movie where I thought, "You were really good in that movie;… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I think the fact that I was raised in show business, in New York City, in the '50s, that's affected my personality to the… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
In rehearsal you have a good accident that you can repeat.In the movies if you have a good accident you hope the camera's running. — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I think I'm getting a little bit of Alzheimer's. Just a little. — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
It's very bizarre though when you get hired and then the director will say, "I know how this goes." And you're thinking, "Wait a… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
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… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
