26 Christoph Waltz Quotes for You to Enjoy

Christoph Waltz

Austrian Actor

Born: Oct 4, 1956

Actor Always Art Because Think You

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Cary Grant is really the master of not taking himself so seriously. Christoph Waltz

Seriously Master Cary Grant Taking Himself Really Grant

Something that is very special today might not be special tomorrow, but to hold it, to grasp it, to keep it, to make it special, to elevate it from the ordinary, that's when you open up the champagne. To make it sparkle. Christoph Waltz

Today You Tomorrow Something Open Make Up Very Hold Ordinary Might Sparkle Special Grasp Keep Elevate Champagne

There is one thing I do miss in L.A. I love autumn. Christoph Waltz

Love Autumn One Thing Miss Thing

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 You Beard Tell Characters Kind About Something Could Self-Confidence Know Talk Years Years Ago Timid Just Refuse Grey Little Us Asked Your Now Play

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

You Extraordinary Would Constitute Between Because Always In-Between Ordinary

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

Result Reward Beginning Take New Also Praise Just Process

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 Challenge Father Become Like Becoming Making Hard Actor

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

Appreciation Wave Way Easy Misplaced Feel Tidal Coming Your

Everything that happens later in life is appreciated in a different way. You can appreciate the thing for what it is, which you couldn't if you were 25 and had never experienced much else. You would take it all for granted and think that's what life is like. Christoph Waltz

Life You Think Else Everything Later Way Would Take Never Had Like Were Different Experienced Happens Which Much Granted Different Way Thing Appreciate Appreciated

You're always being cast for what you've been in last. Christoph Waltz

You Cast Always Been Being Last

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

You Eyes Reality Wonderful Inside Someone Through Outside Absurdity Device Look Accepted Narrative His Want Who Describe Amongst Bring

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

Art Made Think Sold Like Commodity Movies Then Europe

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

Ten Lights Flashing Flashing Lights Fantastic Nuisance

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

Culture Book Comic Comic Book Familiar Really

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

Open Anything Anywhere Working

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

Me People Better Believe Magazine Bothers Know Fantasy Should Who

Stephen Sondheim I am in awe of. Christoph Waltz

Sondheim Am Awe

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

Genius Word Think Sondheim Close Gets Use Ever Hardly

The actor is there to translate what's on the page onto the stage or the screen. So I find it important that an actor manages to actually get out of the way, vanish as a person behind the character, never to be seen or talked about again. That's my philosophy. Christoph Waltz

It would be completely laughable if I claimed I was always motivated by the pure craft of acting and that recognition doesn't play a part. Of course it does - that's human nature. Christoph Waltz

Nature Pure Human Nature Claimed Recognition Laughable Would Would-Be Part Course Does Always Motivated Craft Human Acting Play

There is no such thing as pure art. It's a bourgeois conceit. Christoph Waltz

Art Pure Conceit Bourgeois Thing

It took me a lot of times watching it that I started to appreciate 'Pulp Fiction.' Christoph Waltz

Me Pulp Fiction Took Lot Times Fiction Started Watching Appreciate Pulp

I've always been able to work as an actor and support my family and did great jobs, and more often than not, I got to turn down jobs that I didn't really want to do for various reasons or refuse to work with people I didn't like - and there are quite a few. Christoph Waltz

Work Great Family People Few Down Jobs Able More Various Various Reasons Support Like Always Got Been Than Did Quite Often Refuse Want Turn Really Reasons Actor

I know from my experience in theater that the crowd is different every night; the reactions, the tension. But it's true for film as well, going from country to country and culture to culture. The difference between California and New York responses, for example. It's really fascinating. Christoph Waltz

Culture Experience Example Country Every Responses Crowd True Tension Between New For Example Know California Well Reactions York Going New York Difference Different Theater Really Fascinating Film Every Night Night

Europeans still believe that working is for living. Americans often have that the other way around. Christoph Waltz

Believe Living Other Way Around Still American Often Working Europeans

'The Philadelphia Story' is one of my favorite movies. Christoph Waltz

Favorite Favorite Movies Story Movies Philadelphia

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