Christopher Walken and Twitter

I think it takes considerable mastery of language to deliver deadpan humour on the web – so no better man than actor Christopher Walken to turn it into an artform via his Twitter feed:

I claim to be frightened of horses but do so only to get out of attending parades. It’s peculiar but has served me well. The horses get it.

I find it remarkable that these few words are so wonderfully embued with that terse dryness that fuels Walken dialogue. I can actually hear him saying it out loud…

The Pope is in Africa “reaffirming the ban on condom use.” His old stuff was funnier. I don’t get this new material. Too edgy for my taste.

Christopher Walken on Twitter

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