Tired of hearing about the 'monster created by Frankenstein?' How
about an ODE to a different kind of FRANK?
Special Thanks to Christopher Walken for
dressing up like Frankenstein's Monsters from the Brazilian Parade
Float pictured above.
"Do you enjoy eating hot dogs? I hope you won't be put off
by my frankness when I tell you that I absolutely love them. In
fact, I enjoy no food item more than a freshly-boiled hot dog.
Now, I've done a lot of movies, and it's true that I've worked with quite a
few celebrities who did not share this opinion. I'm sorry to say that these
people have always angered me. There are two types of people in this world:
those who eat hot dogs whenever it is possible to do so, and those who opt to
do other things with their free time.
Who do the latter think they are kidding? What pastime could be more rewarding
than the consumption of hot dogs? I haven't yet found one, and I don't expect
to in my lifetime.
Unlike other foods, hot dogs can be eaten at any time, in any place, and it
is not necessary to cook them. Now, I ask you: Why not eat hot dogs? They are
delicious. I carry a bag of hot dogs with me wherever I go. I eat them from
the bag whenever I get the urge, regardless of the circumstances. When I make
a movie, my hot dogs are my co-stars. If, in the middle of a scene, I decide
I want to consume a hot dog, I do so. I waste the director's time and thousands
of dollars in film stock, but in the end, it is all worth it, because I enjoy
eating hot dogs more than I enjoy acting.
This bothers some people. I was supposed to portray Batman, but when Tim Burton
learned of my hot dog cravings, he asked Michael Keaton to wear the cape. To
this day, I am peeved about this.
When we filmed The Dead Zone, I ate over 800 hot dogs a day. It was necessary.
My character needed to come across as intense as possible, and I found the inspiration
for that intensity in my intense love for hot dogs. The director, David Cronenberg,
said that he would never work with me again. I kept eating hot dogs when the
cameras were rolling, and that seemed to bother him. I say f*ck him. He doesn't
even like hot dogs.
I would like to end by emphasizing once again that I really like to eat hot
dogs. If any of you people disagree, I loathe you. I despise you.
Not only that, but I also despise all your loved ones. I want to
see them torn to pieces by wild dogs. If I ever meet you in person,
I'll smash your brains in with a f*cking bat. Then we'll see who
doesn't like hot dogs."
From his column in The Onion, 'Walkin in LA'. |