Christopher Walken says he isn’t considering retirement yet: “If I stop, what would I do?”

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The Independent in an interview published last Saturday (February 15). In recent years, Walken has remained a prolific worker in both film and TV – in particular, last year’s Dune: Part Two and Apple TV+ show Severance.The latter show featured Walken in its first season as Burt, the love interest of Irving (John Turturro).

Without giving away spoilers, Burt – who was “retired” at the end of season one – is not entirely out of Irving’s orbit in its ongoing second season.On the subject of retirement, Walken brushed off any notion of it for his career. “Acting is all I do,” he said. “If I stop, what would I do?

There are people who play golf, who write books. They travel, have kids and grandkids. I don’t have any of that, so I go to work.“But when you look at the history of movies and theatre, very few actors ever say they’re done.” When it comes to directors like Quentin Tarantino – who previously said he’s “ready to quit” making films after one more project – Walken said: “I hope that’s not true”.Walken also revealed that, throughout his five-decade career, he found it “rare to work with someone you don’t like”.“It’s happened once or twice, but it’s rare.

Actors tend to get along. We’re like a tribe, a family. Every once in a while there’s somebody you’d like to push down the stairs, but…” he said, before continuing, “I swear it’s only ever a passing thought.”Recently, Walken revealed that he has never “emailed” or owned a mobile phone – and that he’s only been able to watch Severance thanks to DVDs sent to him by producers.Severance is one of the most talked-about shows on TV right now, with fans praising its return and describing it as “peak television”.The second season landed a five-star review from NME, with James.