John Malkovich Quotes
You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting.
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I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world. This is the perfect job for me.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
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Among my generation, there was a purist position that any contact with electoral politics was an unforgiveable compromise.
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I went to a very progressive elementary school where I was heavily educated in civil rights. I remember learning about Harvey Milk when I was in sixth or seventh grade and being so inspired.
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At the Museum of Roman Art, the logic of the forms is very much modern. But in spite of that, the idea of the construction could be related to a historical time.
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I know how to read people. When you grow up in a rough environment, you have to have a sixth sense.
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Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.
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I can't live without activity; I can't be sedentary.
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The Highlander was a documentary, and events happened in real time.
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I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of us get to play 'Blue Moon' in a hotel lobby.
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I just consider being one of the luckiest people in the sense that creativity came to me and it flowed.
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I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement.
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My girlfriend is a fashion designer. She has her own company called Rachel Antonoff. She is doing a collaboration with Urban Outfitters right now, a shoe collaboration with Bass. She sells to Barneys, stuff like that.
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You have to be very brave and very entrepreneurial - you have to dare to create your own brand.
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Any pitcher who might throw at me should know I'm not giving up my day job or trying to get anyone else's job. I just can't think of anything cooler than being one of the boys of summer!
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I think adidas really understands that it's cool to be in business with the right people. It really feels like a bunch of creative minds rather than some rap guys stamping their names on a sneaker. We're arguing over shoes, ideas, and everything - it's like a tug of war.
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Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.'
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We read our own political content into The Clash, and they accepted it.
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You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting.
