Christopher Walken Quotes
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The intricacies, the problems, the trials and tribulations in relationships inspire me to give words to people's journeys.
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It's not every day that you get to be affectionate around something, it just doesn't happen that often.
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Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it.
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Our best thoughts come from others.
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Retirement's the most wonderful thing. I get to enjoy all the things I never stopped to notice on the way up. After an extraordinary life, it's time to enjoy my retirement.
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Whether people be of high or low birth, rich or poor, old or young, enlightened or confused, they are all alike in that they will one day die.
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I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?
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I have never had the ambition to be famous for nothing. You have to do something with your life.
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So I'm truly an actor who sings, and not a singer who acts.
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My publisher, who was so good as a taster and editor, when she became a writer, lo and behold, it was all this feminine tosh.
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I don't know how anyone could stop working.
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I was a very defiant child, and my father encouraged that. He wanted me to be as wild and creative as possible and didn't believe in disciplining children.
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For Gore 2000, I was a formal campaign adviser: contrary to RNC mythology, my brief was not 'wardrobe,' but rather policy on women's issues, and messaging. I was also married to a Clinton speechwriter, and observed the message decision-making process from the perspective of a spouse.
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My English was limited to vacationing and not really engaging with Americans. I knew 'shopping' and 'eating' English - I could say 'blue sweater,' 'creme brulee,' and 'Caesar salad,' - so I came here thinking I spoke English.
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Normally in dangerous situations I have a getaway car.
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How many times do I have to repeat this: my childhood was fantastic.
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A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits.
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I didn't get over 1300 walks without knowing the strike zone.
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Don't be so defensive and afraid to be proven wrong that you miss the opportunity to learn from your mistakes.
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When I like a musician I want to see a picture or a video of them.
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In TV, kid roles are like this: You're either in a couple minutes of an episode playing somebody's kid, or you get in these procedurals where you're crying or you're playing a witness or you're playing a crazy person. Every once in a while you get a big guest star role, but there's a formula to those TV shows.
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The smallest act has repercussions for the universe.
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Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.
