John Malkovich Quotes
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I do admit to being slightly in love with Christopher Walken.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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We've all heard of the surveys revealing that teenagers think cows lay eggs, and others where children can identify more brand logos than trees, by a staggering margin. My view is that children will form a significant part of the green fightback. They instinctively understand the value of the environment.
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I'm a single child. I wanted a little brother or a little sister growing up, but when I think about it, I'm happy I'm an only child.
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The only band I was really over-into was Cream. And the only thing I really liked about them was their live stuff 'cause they played two verses, then go off and jam for 20 minutes, come back and do a chorus and end. And I love the live jam stuff, the improvisation.
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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
Garry Kasparov
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People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams.
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I don't actually go out and pursue a route that will fit me best, it's just that something comes to me and I enjoy it and want to be a part of it.
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Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that.
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It's not until the very last phase that you know how good the works are going to be.
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When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.
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You do need to get lucky, no matter how talented you are.
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The less I behave like Whistler's mother the night before, the more I look like her the morning after.
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It's so important to have that independence. You know it yourself: Everyone needs evenings of their own.
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Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience - so we're all different.
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I was determined to be an actor and make a name in the industry, and hence, I did.
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One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.
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I remember being unemployed and walking the East Village streets for many years, constantly checking my voice mail on pay phones, hoping for an audition.
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When I checked into a hospital in Germany, after having been beaten by police in Sichuan, I was told there was bleeding in my brain and I was near fatal collapse. I was rushed into surgery. When I awoke I felt like a normal person again. But I will not feel whole until I and my fellow Chinese can live freely.
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My parents were always involved in community theatre, and I'd do the tech work and play the child.
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I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
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I start nearly every day with a workout.
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The whole cable-TV original programming just changed the nature of television.
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I'm more boring and more conservative.
