Christoph Waltz famous quotes

07-12-2025

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

#Ordinary #Extraordinary
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

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

#Details #Today #American History
I'm very bad with improvisation. I hate it.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Hate #I Hate #Improvisation
I'm open to working anywhere, but not on anything.
-- Christoph Waltz
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

#Smart #Mean #Interesting
My agent is the quickest, sharpest man on earth.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Men #Agents #Earth
You're always being cast for what you've been in last.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Lasts #Casts
Stephen Sondheim I am in awe of.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Sondheim #Awe
I only do what I like to do.
-- Christoph Waltz
I think in Europe, movies are made like a commodity and then sold as art.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Art #Thinking #Europe
You know, I don't support esoteric approaches to acting.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Support #Acting #Esoteric
Ten flashing lights are a nuisance but 500 are fantastic.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Light #Nuisance #Fantastic
I'm not really all that familiar with comic book culture.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Book #Culture #Comic
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

#Eye #Reality #Looks
I used to hate exposure situations. What is generally referred to as 'red carpet.'
-- Christoph Waltz

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

#Rewards #Praise #Process
Facts can be so misleading, where rumors, true or false, are often revealing.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Rumor #Facts #Revealing
If the shoe fits, you must wear it.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Shoes #Fit #If The Shoe Fits
You know, I don't talk about the characters that I play. Years ago, I was a little timid about it and I kind of squirmed when I was asked, 'Could you tell us something about your character.' Now with a little self-confidence that comes with the grey beard, I just flatly refuse.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Character #Self Confidence #Years
I have always been so interested in film as a medium.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Film #Mediums
I'm trying to be very aware of not repeating myself.
-- Christoph Waltz

#Trying
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

#Thinking #Genius #Use
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

#Singing #Acting #Opera

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