A biography for David Waltonhasn’t been written yet.
“In this fragmented world, with such short attention spans, you've got a couple of episodes to make an impression. And if you don't, you start to lose your audience in a big way.”
“If you don't know how to play hockey, learn. If you quit, get back out there.”
“The idea of doing a tennis movie is truly unbelievable to me. Well, first of all, they don't really exist.”
“Hockey on roller skates is like MMA in a bounce house: the elements are there, but the medium makes the whole thing ridiculous.”
“I have a psychology degree, but I was a real theater rat.”
“I think me having kids is helpful. It opens up a new little area of your heart.”
“Boston is so laced with jerseys that you can be dressed head to toe in team apparel and no one will look twice.”
“It's so hard to make a comedy pilot and have a cool idea.”
“When a character does something appalling but you still want to root for them, I find that the most exciting challenge to play, if you can pull it off. You're not supposed to like it, but you can't help it.”
“I've always felt like I've been in good shows.”
“Just because you get a show and it gets on the air doesn't mean jack. It certainly means that you'll be considered for stuff, but you've got to fight and claw to get every job.”
“The first season of a show is kind of like an extended pilot. You're only really on the map if it goes a second season.”
“Everyone can write jokes and makes things clever.”
“I'm trying to think how I impressed my wife. We had an on-stage kiss, and I really went for it. Because I liked her. Usually you can get away with it being just technical, but it was a problem when I ended up kissing my wife on the set. I'd say I stopped acting and kissed her on set.”
“I think what's most fun is playing someone who's sort of selfish and in a lot of ways unlikeable, but there's this really big heart underneath it that you get little glimpses of.”
“There are a lot of techniques for developing a character.”
“It's always the most fun to play that guy who, like, doesn't have a filter - that really speaks exactly what they're feeling.”
“Public perception is obviously important to an actor's career.”
“Chemistry's a funny thing. It can be instantaneous, but it helps when you know someone.”
“I always try to be cautiously optimistic.”