Christoph Waltz Quotes

Some of the shells brought my heart into my mouth; lying there waiting for them was intolerable. I was sure I was going to be blown to pieces.

Seeing images of violence - it's always about how somebody's going to kill you.

I never liked guns, I hate them, I always blink before they go off.

I definitely feel, when I'm wearing the costume, that I could scare people and hurt them.

Who's next?

It's tough to play the right chord on the instrument when there's someone out there who wants to kill you.

You know, violence, I think, knocks on everyone's door.

I felt like a hunted animal, followed constantly, waiting to be killed.

There's horror in your life, believe me, whether it's coming, or you've just been lucky to miss it today.

I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself.

The best-case scenario is that the glass shatters in my face! How do you think that makes me feel?

It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning.

Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me.

After I was assaulted in Egypt, I learned fear. I've just never been so scared in my life. I've never been so close to death.

I often close my eyes because I can't tolerate violence.

When someone holds a knife to your throat it's easy to be scared. It's not hard to imagine what it would be like.

I lived for 10 years in Los Angeles, and the one element that surpasses everything else - that you are very conscious of - is fear. You can smell it.

It's people who are repressed and cannot express their fears that are dangerous.

These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images of unending, escalating war and violence.

Dad never demonstrated any fear, although my sisters and I lived in terror he’d be killed by an assassin.

… gumming the bullet

Staring down the barrel of a gun is the scariest thing you could ever experience. It's not funny. It's not for the movies.

Anytime you're in fear for your life, it's intense.

I've been in cars that have been shot at.

I can't imagine how traumatic it must be to have a gun pointed to your head for no reason at all.