Christopher Walken is the undisputed master of the movie monologue: the long, discursive, twisting story, told entirely through performance, that slams the brakes on a film (in a good way) and opens ...

As the legendary, unmistakably eccentric actor turns 83 today, we look back at the cinematic masterpieces, terrifying villains, and unforgettable monologues that have defined his extraordinary ...

One of Walken’s very best monologues, right up there with Pulp Fiction, comes from The Comfort of Strangers, a discomfiting 1991 psychological thriller directed by Paul Schrader and written by the ...