John Malkovich Quotes
I mean, a lot of time rehearsals are taken up with other things other than preparing a character.
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like I'd become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldn't see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
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What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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You can take the boy out of Bombay; you can't take Bombay out of the boy, you know.
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Every day is like Halloween or Christmas eve for me. I go to bed, and I'm so excited to get back to work. I'm very lucky that I have a career like that 'cause not many people do.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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The woman who has her being in marriage and motherhood has become part of antithetical reality, revoking property from the woman who remains in a condition of intangible femininity.
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Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
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'Sesame Street's' genius lies in finding gentle ways to talk about hard things - death, divorce, danger - in terms that children understand and accept.
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If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.
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In a bigger picture, all over the world is a boys' club.
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When you're an actor working in the theater, you would never say anything to the writer, never alter the dialogue, never dream to ask for changes.
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Most writers tend to get worse rather than better. I'm determined to be one that gets better.
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The way we are dancing in this show is the way you would only normally dance with your boyfriend or your husband. It's very sensual and sexual. You do get very close.
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I said to myself a long time ago that I didn't want to be that hanging-on-for-too-long, aging-rock-musician guy, and that's why I sort of got away from music.
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As a standup comedian, you have to develop a sense of fearlessness. It's really important for your livelihood and your well-being. And if you don't do that, you're going to fail; you're never going to be able to stand up on the cliff and jump off.
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I mean, a lot of time rehearsals are taken up with other things other than preparing a character.
