Christopher Walken, 81, is an Oscar-winning American actor known forhit movies such as The Deer Hunter and Pulp Fiction. In 60 Seconds, he talks about returning for season two of the Apple TV+ hit Severance, lion taming in his youth, his love of Bristol, why his onscreen relationship with co-star John Turturro is so convincing and getting to play the nice guy for once.
Well, I get a chance to be with Ben Stiller and John Turturro and the other actors who I don’t know as well as I know Ben and John. And as far as Ben, I knew him when he was a little boy. I was friends with his mother and father, wonderful actors.
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And to be with Ben playing Burt, who’s a different kind of part than I usually play. Burt is a nice man! It’s a basically a romantic relationship [that he has with John’s character, Irving], which I don’t have a lot of in movies. Well, I don’t know if I’m going to get to play romantic roles, but I would like to play uncles and grandfathers. Lovable old guys. Maybe a sorcerer!.
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I don’t know. It’s mysterious, it’s entertaining. You’re always interested in what happens next. It’s got the ingredients of what people like to watch. Well, I met him when we were very young, going around New York, auditioning for off-Broadway shows. Just the actors’ street life. Yes, I’ve known him for a very, very long time. And I think that helps in playing people who are a couple. I think that the fact that we are so comfortable with each other helps in believing that we would be partners in life.
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