Christopher Walken Quotes
No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing.
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There's something scary about acting always, because basically you do all this work in a vacuum, and then suddenly there's a lot of money spent making a film, and there's suddenly a camera here, going, 'Right? What are you gonna do?'
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I was this kid who had been raised in New York, and now all of a sudden, my mother decided that she was a Jewish divorcee and therefore she should be living in Miami Beach.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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Men weren't always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.
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A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
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As a 17-year-old, I remember positively dreading dance sequences. I would come to shoots, quaking with nervousness at the idea of making other artistes do retakes due to my mistakes.
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You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song.
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As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.
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For me, one of the downfalls of electronic music is that it can feel a little soulless or robotic.
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I have no doubt I was someone very interesting in a past life.
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My daughter's met Hillary Clinton, so she's got a strong bias. But she, of course, parrots me and goes, 'Oh, Donald Trump, I don't like him!' I'm like, 'That's good!'
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You don't necessarily have to be religious to pray.
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I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people – not a large group, but quite a few people – who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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A lot of camps and summer programs for kids seem to have discovered that among the most valuable things they offer is what they don't offer. No Wi-Fi. No grades. No hovering parents or risk managers or parents who parent like risk managers.
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My grandma and my mom are not happy about the fact that I am still a bachelor. It's not on my mind that I have to find the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with. It will happen the way it's going to happen.
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My favorite thing to do in a new city is find new fast food. I seek it out. I'll tweet and ask people what their favorite local place is, and if I get four or five with the same answer, then I'll check it out.
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I have to represent. I feel proud to have a culture that's different... and proud to be a Latina. We're not all categorized as one type of person... there's people from everywhere doing different things who have different types of cultures. Being Latina for me is also being a strong woman.
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When I do a movie, that's just a couple months out of my year and out of my life. All the other months I'm just at home, running around doing errands with my mom and going to sleepovers. I feel like I have that side of my life, and then I also do the films - which is just sort of a plus.
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If you can write any way and it's working out, just bow down in gratitude.
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Each of us wages a private battle each day between the grand fantasies we have for ourselves and what actually happens.
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Go out and make your own speeches. People need you. Go on TV. It can be done. After you speak up a few times, people say, "Hey, we got a crazy man in the community," and they'll begin talking to you.
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No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing.
