"I have this theory about words: There’s a thousand ways to say "Pass the salt." It could mean, you know, "Can I have …"

"Get these tubes away from me!"

"I have the easiest job in Hollywood, because I get paid to be me. What's the role? A milkman? 'Hey, I'm a milkman. He…"

"I play a lot of those parts, and it's a chicken-and-egg thing. I don't know whether you get scary because you play th…"

"Well, I don't play heroes obviously. I never played the guy who gets the girl. It might be interesting to do a part w…"

"“I’m Christopher Walken here!”"

"I won't retire. When you're an actor, you're forced to retire every few months. John Gielgud was 96 when he died, and…"

"I'm not a big fan of other people's punctuation. When I read a script I've got a sort of automatic eraser. I don't se…"

"I believe in saving money. I believe in having a house. I believe in keeping things clean. I believe in exercising. S…"

"Careers are not often as chosen as people think they are. People talk to me about my choices. I don't make choices, h…"