John Malkovich Quotes
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The last time I had to make a career decision, I was 17. I could have gone to Ballet Theatre or National Ballet of Canada. There were options. But as I became exposed to the Robbins repertoire, I realized that there was a living genius in the house.
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I can only speak as an American, but most journalism here isn't doing its job any more. It's about selling stuff.
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I don't want to worry about maintaining an air of decorum that's not natural to me.
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I always did TV commercials and made great money to put myself through school. That became guest starring roles on TV shows.
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I don't think of myself as a gearhead or a motorcyclist. I'm not that young, and this is like another life of mine. But the people I know from that era think of me that way.
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By the time we enter this work world and we're breadwinners, we enter a world that's just cluttered with spam, fake, digital friends, partisan media, ingenious identity thieves, world-class Ponzi schemers - a deception epidemic.
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I think video games are a great kind of entertainment. They have replaced a lot of games people normally play with their friends and neighbours, like Monopoly.
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Only a bad artist thinks he has a good idea. A good artist does not need anything.
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The horses are all characters, all personalities. Some you get along with, some you don't, some might take a bit longer.
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With every animal, you have to build its confidence around people because people do some crazy and stupid things.
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When people tell me I'm an artist, I say, 'What?' It's impossible for me to take the idea seriously.
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Even in the busiest kitchen, there's always a point at the end of the day when you go home.
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I don't immerse myself in the Internet chatter because it opens you up to a whole source of danger.
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You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.
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Comics creators are generally screwed in life: Most of us who are fortunate enough to do comics full time - which is very few of us - will literally draw until we die because we have no employment structures intact for retirement, much less insurance!
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I still buy actual books. The smell, having it in your hands - there's really no substitute.
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I definitely prefer intimate crowds. I mean, those are always the best shows, like, a small venue. Packed to the gills. Hot, sweaty. Those are always the fun shows.
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We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning, keeping in mind what has been written.
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If you're not going to wear a tiara when you win a Newbery Award, when are you going to wear one?
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More than anything, I write about what I know. The experiences that I've had in my life and that we've all had collectively, that's what we draw from.
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Upon my word, I think the truth is the hardest missile one can be pelted with.
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I wasn't really raised to be the type of person to have doubts.
