It’s not a stiff movement but should come out as naturally as possible. At times, he would place his arms at roughly 90 with the hands facing each other (like the position one takes when playing the accordion or a similar instrument) and the shoulders slightly shifting backward. One thing to remark about his body language is how he typically sways and shrugs subtly but perceptibly. While these gestures would not come out audibly in a voiceover job, they help voice actors get into the character. This inconsistency makes it very challenging for impersonators when attempting to follow a specific rhythm. Walken is likewise distinguished for emphasizing the most unexpected places when he says a line. “Yesterday I was, in a car accident ” or.To exemplify what we mean, Walken could read the line “yesterday, I was in a car accident” as follows: It’s also one of the most difficult aspects to emulate about his persona.įirstly, he pauses quite often and disregards punctuation rules. Hence:Ĭhristopher Walken’s pacing is notably one of his most identifiable quirks, setting him apart from regular New Yorkers. Apart from some obvious examples – such as “do” (doo) or “lose” (loose) – when the o is followed by a c or a t, it’s pronounced more as “ah”. To illustrate:įinally, the digraph “th” is pronounced more like a dental /d/, with less tongue between the teeth. In some instances, the o doesn’t follow this rule. Four = “foah” (this word is typically pronounced “for” in most other American accents thus, the above rule applies here as well).That is because the “o” forms a diphthong, which is a joint syllable composed of two vowels ( “ooah”). You may have noticed that we inserted “ooah” in the New York example. The New York accent, like the British, is non-rhotic, meaning that it skips the trill in /r/, particularly towards the end or middle of a word.
The first noticeable marker that characterizes Walken’s accent is his use of the letter r (or, rather, the lack thereof). Furthermore, Queens has a plethora of accent variants, so we’ll only focus on the one that more closely matches Walken’s. Walken is from New York – specifically Queens – and, though he doesn’t necessarily sound like anyone else in the area, he conveys several of its ordinary phonetics, irrespective of whether he is acting or not. To make an accurate Walken voice impression, we first need to go over his background and accent: Accent He “Walken-ize” them (if that makes sense). In a way, one could say that Christopher Walken doesn’t interpret roles. Christopher Walken is one of those actors known for rendering very eccentric speech patterns and gestures that seep through every role he plays.
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