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It's not necessarily how many minutes you're on screen, it's the material you have. It's more important what it is you have to do than the amount of time you're there.
Christopher Walken
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Christopher Walken
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 31
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Guns make me very nervous. They're dangerous. I'm more of a pacifist than anyone could imagine.
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