Christoph Waltz Quotes

It's a wonderful narrative device to bring someone from the outside and look through his eyes if you want to describe the absurdity and preposterous reality that is accepted amongst the ones who are inside.
Christoph Waltz

Someone, Reality, Through

Becoming an actor is like becoming a father. It's not hard to become one. Making a life of it is the challenge.
Christoph Waltz

Life, Father, Hard

By looking into more details of American history, we can make more sense of what's happening today.
Christoph Waltz

History, Today, Sense

For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that I chose the latter because I wasn't a very good singer.
Christoph Waltz

Good, Acting, While

I have always been so interested in film as a medium.
Christoph Waltz

Film, Interested, Medium

I only do what I like to do.
Christoph Waltz

I take praise as not just a reward and a result but also as the beginning of a new process.
Christoph Waltz

Beginning, Result, Process

I think in Europe, movies are made like a commodity and then sold as art.
Christoph Waltz

Art, Movies, Made

I think Stephen Sondheim is a - and I hardly ever use this word - but this is as close as it gets to a genius.
Christoph Waltz

Word, Genius, Close

I used to hate exposure situations. What is generally referred to as 'red carpet.'
Christoph Waltz

Hate, Used, Red

I'm not really all that familiar with comic book culture.
Christoph Waltz

Book, Culture, Familiar

I'm open to working anywhere, but not on anything.
Christoph Waltz

Working, Open, Anywhere

I'm trying to be very aware of not repeating myself.
Christoph Waltz

Trying, Aware, Repeating

I'm very bad with improvisation. I hate it.
Christoph Waltz

It bothers me that people who should know better believe a glossy magazine fantasy.
Christoph Waltz

Fantasy, Magazine, Bothers

It's easy to not feel misplaced if this tidal wave of appreciation is coming your way.
Christoph Waltz

Easy, Coming, Wave

My agent is the quickest, sharpest man on earth.
Christoph Waltz

Earth, Agent, Quickest

Praise is nothing that accumulates. Praise is a sequence, especially if you've toiled for a long time. Praise does not pile up. So in a way, you can't get too much. I don't consider it to be a quantity that you can measure by volume.
Christoph Waltz

Time, Long, Nothing

Stephen Sondheim I am in awe of.
Christoph Waltz

Awe, Stephen, Sondheim

Ten flashing lights are a nuisance but 500 are fantastic.
Christoph Waltz

Ten, Fantastic, Lights

The villain is usually the most interesting part. But it has to be a smart thing. Just dumb cliche villains with a Russian accent and big muscles and a mean face, I don't know. My Russian accent isn't that great, and the muscles aren't that big and the mean face is not enough. You know what I mean? It gets very boring. Tedious stuff.
Christoph Waltz

Great, Smart, Mean

Well, you need the villain. If you don't have a villain, the good guy can stay home.
Christoph Waltz

Good, Home, Guy

When a new book comes out or becomes accessible in whatever form, I get it and I read it.
Christoph Waltz

Book, Whatever, Read

You can't always do the extraordinary, in between you have to do the ordinary. Because if you didn't, what would constitute the extraordinary?
Christoph Waltz

Between, Ordinary, Constitute

You get hit over the knuckles enough, you don't stick them out anymore.
Christoph Waltz

Enough, Hit, Anymore

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Biography

Nationality: Austrian

Type: Actor

Born: October 4, 1956

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