Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

4 October 1956

An Austrian actor. Waltz studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. He also attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. He started as a stage actor, performing at venues such as Zurich's Schauspielhaus Zürich, Vienna's Burgtheater, and the Salzburg Festival. 

Waltz is fluent in German (his native language), English, and French, and speaks all three in "Inglourious Basterds" and "Django Unchained". Although his character in "Inglourious Basterds" also spoke Italian, Waltz stated on the Adam Carolla Podcast that he does not speak it fluently. He is his own voice actor for both the French and German dubs of each film. 

Christoph Waltz has many awards and nominations including Oscars, Adolf Grimme Awards, Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Awards and others.

As actor

• Feurer! (1979)
• Kopfstand (1981)
• Fire and Sword (1982)
• The Mysterious Stranger (1982)
• Dr. Margarete Johnsohn (1982)
• Wahnfried (1986)
• Das andere Leben (1987)
• The Alien Years (1988)
• Quicker Than the Eye (1988)
• Goldeneye (1989)
• Życie za życie (1991)
• 5 Zimmer, Küche, Bad (1992)
• Die Angst wird bleiben (1992)
• Tag der Abrechnung - Der Amokläufer von Euskirchen (1994)
• Jacob (1994)
• Die Staatsanwältin (1994)
• Ein Anfang von etwas (1995)
• Prinz zu entsorgen (1995)
• Man(n) sucht Frau (1995)
• Catherine the Great (1995)
• Der Tourist (1996)
• Du bist nicht allein – Die Roy Black Story (1996)
• Our God's Brother (1997)
• Vickys Alptraum (1998)
• Schock - Eine Frau in Angst (1998)
• Sieben Monde (1998)
• The Final Game (1998)
• Love Scenes from Planet Earth (1998)
• Rache für mein totes Kind (1998)
• Mörderisches Erbe - Tausch mit einer Toten (1998)
• Die Braut (1999)
• Dessine-moi un jouet (1999)
• Wenn man sich traut (2000)
• Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (2000)
• Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
• Falling Rocks (2000)
• The Beast (2000)
• She (2001)
• Queen's Messenger (2001)
• Engel sucht Flügel (2001)
• Riekes Liebe (2001)
• Der Tanz mit dem Teufel (2001)
• Dienstreise – Was für eine Nacht (2002)
• Weihnachtsmann gesucht (2002)
• Angst (2003)
• Jagd auf den Flammenmann (2003)
• Der Fall Gehring (2003)
• Zwei Tage Hoffnung (2003)
• Jennerwein (2003)
• Gun-shy (2003)
• Tigeraugen sehen besser (2003)
• Herr Lehmann (2003)
• Scheidungsopfer Mann (2004)
• Dorian (2004)
• Mörderische Suche (2004)
• Schöne Witwen küssen besser (2004)
• Lapislazuli - Im Auge des Bären (2006)
• Franziskas Gespür für Männer (2006)
• Die Zürcher Verlobung – Drehbuch zur Liebe (2007)
• Die Verzauberung (2007)
• Das Geheimnis im Wald (2008)
• Todsünde (2008)
• Das jüngste Gericht (2008)
• Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• The Green Hornet (2011)
• Water for Elephants (2011)
• The Three Musketeers (2011)
• Carnage (2011)
• Django Unchained (2012)
• Epic (2013)
• The Zero Theorem (2013)
• Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
• Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
• Big Eyes (2014)
• Spectre (2015)
• The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
• Tulip Fever (2016)
• Downsizing (2017)
• Alita: Battle Angel (2018)

Quotations

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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.

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By looking into more details of American history, we can make more sense of what's happening today.

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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.

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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.

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You see, my version of why anyone would want to become an actor is that it's some psychological fixation, something that happened in puberty that you didn't outgrow in time, which is normal. Nevertheless, if you make it a profession, it can be really neurotic.

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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?

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Well, you need the villain. If you don't have a villain, the good guy can stay home.

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Becoming an actor is like becoming a father. It's not hard to become one. Making a life of it is the challenge.

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

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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.

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I'm trying to be very aware of not repeating myself.

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I only do what I like to do.

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When a new book comes out or becomes accessible in whatever form, I get it and I read it.

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

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I'm very bad with improvisation. I hate it.

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

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I have always been so interested in film as a medium.

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

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I used to hate exposure situations. What is generally referred to as 'red carpet.'

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

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