Christoph Waltz says Margaret Thatcher ‘wreaked havoc on the world’

Christoph Waltz talks Tarzan and Brexit

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Before Christoph Waltz, 66, rose to worldwide fame following his roles in Inglorious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012) and James Bond’s Spectre (2015), the Austrian-German actor tried to make it by moving to London during the years Margaret Thatcher was prime minister.

Recalling the decade he spent in the capital city, the Oscar winner said he “loved” living there, but that he could see how it had been “damaged” during the Thatcher years.

He said in a new interview: “I moved there in the Thatcher years, and I knew and loved London from when I was here in the 70s as a youngster.

“And then, with Reagan and Thatcher wreaking havoc on the world economy, I saw how the city changed in front of my eyes.

“Because I was a foreigner, I maintained that outsider’s perspective. I could see how much the yuppification damaged the culture,” he added to Radio Times.

During his time in the UK, landed a few acting roles, but he didn’t find real success until he was cast by Quentin Tarantino in Inglorious Basterds.

Although he says living in London was “important” to him, he doesn’t think it made much of an impact on his career as an actor.

He continued to the aforementioned publication: “Every life-changing experience, every little observation, every confrontation helps you to become a better actor. 

“My experience in London was very important for me. But as a career move? Maybe not so much!”

This is not the first time that Christoph has criticised the former prime minister, and he also compared Brexit to “shooting yourself in the knee with a gun full of buckshot”.

Speaking about his London experience to GQ Magazine last year, the Pinocchio star said: “I lived in the city when Margaret Thatcher insisted on forging her special relationship with Europe – or rather the relationship was less important than having her will and ideas imposed.

“She was instrumental in shaping the [European Union], imposing her idiosyncrasies, the special treatment, as opposed to the regular riff-raff in Europe.

“She got it her way, in the British interest. But apparently that’s not good enough anymore. So… I don’t envy you.”

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In a separate interview with Evening Standard back in 2016, before the referendum, Christoph described Brexit as “one of the silliest, most infantile things on earth”.

He continued: “Why would you want to leave the European Union?

“It’s time to get them a little educated about the European Union and what it’s supposed to do.” 

It comes as Christoph’s new film, the live-action version of Pinocchio, is set for its highly-anticipated release.

Chrisoph plays puppet master Count Volpe alongside Gregory Mann as Pinocchio, Ewan McGregor as The Talking Cricket, and David Bradley as Geppetto.

The film was released in selected UK cinemas on Friday, November 25.

It will then become available to stream on Netflix on Friday, December 9. 

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