CHRISTOPHER WALKEN - WALKEN HATES LEAD ACTOR ROLES

Film veteran CHRISTOPHER WALKEN is relieved his unique features steered him away from becoming a leading man like HARRISON FORD, because he thinks the STAR WARS actor's roles are too repetitive.

The DEER HUNTER star has never possessed a desire to dominate the limelight in a Hollywood film, preferring instead to play villainous roles which offer him the freedom to create "truly hateful" characters.

And he insists he isn't jealous of leading actors like Ford at all, because they're rarely required to alter their performances from one film to the next.

He says, "Usually, if you're categorised as a character actor like I am, the best roles are the mean ones.

"Leading men like Harrison Ford play the same part over and over again, with only a few variations. But if you're the bad guy, you have a lot more freedom to create a truly hateful, miserable character that can do almost anything and not worry about protecting your image."