Christopher Walken is known for being a bit of an eccentric after decades of taking on unusual, often disarming film roles, for dancing surprisingly well, as showcased in the 2001 video for the Fatboy Slim song “Weapon of Choice,” and for talking in a distinctive, often ponderous cadence that per The Guardian he chalks up to growing up in Queens among many people who didn’t speak English as a first language, including his German father. However, if you had cause to contact Walken, don’t expect to hear that famous voice over a cellphone. 

In a December 2020 interview with Stephen Colbert that took place over Zoom, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Walken revealed that someone had to come to his home to set up the video conferencing software because he doesn’t own his own computer or cellphone. When Colbert asked if this was a moral or philosophical decision because he opposed using such technology, he explained that he had simply “got to it too late” and he’d “never got involved in it because it’d be strange to have any 10-year-old be much better at it than I am.” Walken, 77, went on to explain that to him, cellphones were like watches in that “if you need one, somebody else has got it,” which is probably a conclusion that only someone who has had handlers and a staff for quite some time could come to in this day and age.

Don't call Christopher Walken and he won't call you

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