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Christopher Walken on Acting Like Christopher Walken
- Waterluvian 5y ago> Even my dentist at one point, when he was doing my teeth, told me about a script he’d written. Define: captive audience.
- CoastalCoder 5y agoI'm sure he knows the drill. (Credit to Owl City for that one.)
- senectus1 5y agoThis guy and SNL ruined "Fear the reaper" for me. I still love Walken though.
- dTal 5y agoI would never have noticed the cowbell in the original song, it's mixed so quietly. Now it's all I can hear.
- arwhatever 5y agoAnd every other song with the least hint of cowbell, as well.
- chrisco255 5y agoI gotta have more Walken.
- nocman 5y agoYou just need to "explore the space". I have to admit, I probably can't hear that song now and not notice the beat of the cowbell in the background.
- meepmorp 5y agoI saw Blue Öyster Cult in 2020. The lead singer/guitarist's mother in law had recently died, and they dedicated their performance of Fear the Reaper to her memory.
- ButterWashed 5y ago"I've always resented punctuation" is a quote I can only read in the voice of Walken.
- thrill 5y ago"I've always resented ... punctuation?"
- swivelmaster 5y ago“I’ve always, RESENTED… punctuAtion”
- FPGAhacker 5y agoNailed it.
- _carbyau_ 5y ago" Every once in a while — certainly not often — I’ll be looking out the window, and I’ll think, I feel pretty good. My bills are paid, my wife is healthy, the weather’s nice. That’s really all I care about: when, apropos of nothing, I happen to look out the window and think, This is good. " For a person who doesn't get zen. He has it at times it seems.
- carrolldunham 5y agoHow is this zen at all?
- birdyrooster 5y agoBeing happy and not desiring anything?
- nathanvanfleet 5y agoNot really sure if being rich and popular but not depraved and greedy really classifies as zen
- thaumasiotes 5y agoI mean, the quotation includes a list of things he desires.
- hisnameisjimmy 5y agoI think many people use zen to mean “at peace”. A zen moment is one where everything feels ok. All his bills are paid. His wife is healthy. In this moment, he’s at peace.
- Communitivity 5y agoHe demonstrates being content in the current moment, and being present in that contentment. This doesn't mean emotionless, but does mean recognizing that all states are transient - happy and sad. It also doesn't mean a lack of self-improvement goals, but may mean a lack of material goals. This is my understanding, as a Zen beginner. "I read all that but like I say, every time I think seriously about it, my cat comes and swipes his tail across my face." In my mind, this is nearly a koan if you meditate on it. The Walken Koan: A student approached the master known as 'The Weapon of Choice' while the master was dancing, and interrupted him to ask "Master, I read these many books on Zen, but I am not sure what Zen is. What is Zen?" The master looked at the student and answered "I read all that but like I say, every time I think seriously about it, my cat comes and swipes his tail across my face." The master then resumed dancing.
- whartung 5y agoI honestly never cared much for his role in Pulp Fiction, just seemed forced and contrived. But I really enjoyed his scene in True Romance.
- khazhoux 5y agoI thought it was brilliant because --Walken being so obviously so over the top-- at first you think the whole scene is just a gag, to get a laugh at that punchline (which was hilarious). Then you realize that the ridiculous anecdote was actually deeply significant to Butch, and explains why he doesn't leave Marsellus behind, and of course why he has to go back for his watch at the end.
- narag 5y ago... to get a laugh at that punchline (which was hilarious). I LOL'd to tears, but I was the only person laughing in a full theatre, so my girlfriend was mortified.
- version_five 5y agoWhat is the punchline? Dysentery? I'm also curious about the GP comment that the story explains why he didn't leave MW behind
- khazhoux 5y ago> What is the punchline? Dysentery? The whole "ass" bit: "So he hid it in the one place he knew he could hide somethin'. His ass. Five long years, he wore this watch up his ass." > I'm also curious about the GP comment that the story explains why he didn't leave MW behind It's right at the beginning of the speech: "Hello, little man. Boy I sure heard a bunch about you. See, I was a good friend of your Daddy's. We were in that Hanoi pit of hell over five years together. Hopefully, you'll never have to experience this yourself, but when two men are in a situation like me and your Daddy were, for as long as we were, you take on certain responsibilities of the other." https://genius.com/Quentin-tarantino-pulp-fiction-prelude-to-the-gold-watch-annotated https://genius.com/Quentin-tarantino-pulp-fiction-prelude-to...
- heisenzombie 5y agoThis is the clip mentioned in side note 7, I believe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OEXbaJHDkE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OEXbaJHDkE
- ByThyGrace 5y agoI'm wondering about the movie Walken mentions afterwards, the one where he got his hair dyed. Which one would that one be?
- CoastalCoder 5y agoI got a kick out of his role in the music video for "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim.
- jdkee 5y agoAbsolutely the best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDIYvFmgW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDIYvFmgW8
- otras 5y agoSpike Jonze’s stories about directing that music video are a great listen: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Yz9OLXu8Q https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Yz9OLXu8Q. I never knew Christopher Walken had a dance background!
- hodgesrm 5y agoIt's one of my favorite dance videos of all time. The bemused expression on his face as he's dancing is priceless. Not to mention a pretty decent track from Fatboy Slim. Christopher Walken worked in a number of Broadway shows so it's not surprising he can dance.
- pugworthy 5y agoCheck out this compilation of him dancing in different movies. Excellent editing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kAB3vYeWIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kAB3vYeWIM
- listenallyall 5y agocheap ripoff of a Fred Astaire number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Qlukngx-g&t=15s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Qlukngx-g&t=15s
- egberts1 5y agoI just read a tiny snippet of Christoper Walken during then 1960s about when he was aboard the yatch with Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood.
- dan_hawkins 5y agoI believe it was in the 80s. And I wonder if Walken is ever going to tell what really happened then.
- rendall 5y agoPeople always cite Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance in reference to Zen, but then I know they didn't read the book, which explicitly states in the Foreward that it's not about Zen, and only a little bit about motorcycle maintenance.
- bambax 5y ago> Somebody said to me once, “The truth is good, but interesting is better.” I love this quote. Can't find if it's a known reference?