Christopher Walken Quotes

People think that my favorite roles to do are villains, but I find comedy to be the most challenging and rewarding.

Christopher Walken

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• Physically, it is very demanding as an actor, and I don't want to put a lot of focus on that, but I think it is emotionally and mentally a lot more... It can completely twist you... We abandon ourselves for days and months, and by the end of it, we are twisted people which you make fun of.

  

  Kangana Ranaut
  • People
  • Fun
  • Focus

• Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.

  

  F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • People
  • Man
  • Respect

• I've always wanted to do a travel show for people who never thought they could.

  

  Zach Anner
  • People
  • Travel
  • Thought

• I'm not a fan of people romanticizing their loved ones in death.

  

  Taya Kyle
  • People
  • Death
  • Loved

• Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • People
  • Earth
  • Government

• I don't have a mentor in the strict definition. I take as much advice and inspiration as I can from the people I am close to.

  

  Natalie Massenet
  • People
  • Inspiration
  • Advice

• So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!

  

  Fergie The Black Eyed Peas
  • People
  • Audience
  • Songs

• I'm not against gay people. I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way.

  

  Manny Pacquiao
  • People
  • Help
  • Gay

• Here's my whole marketing idea: treat people the way you want to be treated.

  

  Garth Brooks
  • People
  • Marketing
  • Treat

• He does all research now, but he put me on some medication, Zoloft, and, I tell you what, a lot of people have had pros and cons about it, but it was my wonder drug.

  

  Tanya Tucker
  • People
  • Me
  • Wonder

• People sometimes say, 'Oh, you were a movie star,' and I'm like, 'No, I was a supporting actress.' I wasn't an A-list actress, and I'm fine with that. I'm proud of what I did in film.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • People
  • Movie
  • Proud

• I think, if you create the right economic framework in terms of government policy, that Saskatchewan can continue to succeed and grow. Instead of having people migrate from Saskatchewan, they will be migrating to Saskatchewan.

  

  N. Murray Edwards
  • People
  • Government
  • Grow

• Peer pressure plays a huge role in people's desire to get married.

  

  Adam Levine Maroon 5
  • People
  • Desire
  • Pressure

• There are people out there who want me to fail, who want Jude to fail, who want our relationship to fail.

  

  Sadie Frost
  • People
  • Want
  • Relationship

• Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it. You also have to research your competition.

  

  Magic Johnson
  • People
  • Great
  • Competition

• I'm the worst rider. I'm a terrible rider. Me and horses are not a good mix. For some reason, people are always trying to get me on a horse in a movie.

  

  Dana Delany
  • People
  • Good
  • Trying

• In 2008, as a matter of fact, I had people accusing me of being a Senator Obama supporter because I wouldn't slam him. I said, 'Well, consider the fact that I voted for impeachment for President Clinton, but it wasn't a personal vote. I voted based on the facts and the law and the Constitution and what we were dealing with.'

  

  J. C. Watts
  • People
  • Law
  • Constitution

• We were intrigued by the fact that we had so much actual behavior among people on our dating site, OKCupid.

  

  Sam Yagan
  • People
  • Behavior
  • Dating

• When I started out, I tried out all my stuff on national television. There were no comedy clubs, but even if there were, I don't think I would have gone to them. I used to do stuff in the bathroom, and then I'd drive down to NBC and do it on 'The Golddiggers' with Dean Martin.

  

  Albert Brooks
  • Comedy

• When people come and see my show, I try to infuse into them that they can walk away feeling like their lives are a victory.

  

  Ben Vereen
  • People
  • Feeling
  • Victory

• When I work I work very fast, but preparing the work can take any length.

  

  Cy Twombly
  • Work

• What I'm passionate about is telling stories which mean something to me.

  

  Marc Forster

• I'm a great believer in not sitting around waiting for the right part to come around, but jumping in and building it for yourself.

  

  Joel Edgerton
  • Great
  • Waiting

• People think that my favorite roles to do are villains, but I find comedy to be the most challenging and rewarding.

  

  Christopher Walken
  • People
  • Comedy