Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltzis an Austrian-German actor. He is best known for his works with American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, receiving acclaim for portraying SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterdsand bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz in Django Unchained. For each performance, he won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Additionally, he received the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his portrayal of Landa...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 October 1956
CityVienna, Austria
CountryAustria
I used to hate exposure situations. What is generally referred to as 'red carpet.'
Comedy is the result of what's happening, not what people are doing. Because if people are doing comedy. It's embarrassing. The individual elements have to be straight-faced, serious, realistic with a firm basis. What makes it comedy is a somewhat shifted way to put it together.
I take praise as not just a reward and a result but also as the beginning of a new process.
I'm trying to be very aware of not repeating myself.
I'm not really all that familiar with comic book culture.
I'm open to working anywhere, but not on anything.
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.
My agent is the quickest, sharpest man on earth.
Stephen Sondheim I am in awe of.
I only do what I like to do.
I don't say things straight into the other person's face. I kind of like to make a joke or a remark and make it digestible or just give a little comment that voices my concern, but is not meant to be a critique, but just a comment so that he understands that I am thinking.
You know, I don't support esoteric approaches to acting.
I think in Europe, movies are made like a commodity and then sold as art.
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.