John Malkovich Quotes
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I wouldn't say anything I ever did in film would be something I'd use the word proud about. I've done better work in the theater.
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Most filmmakers' entire body of knowledge is of other movies. When they describe things, they describe them in relation to other movies. That's why we have so many cyclical movies that look like other movies. But I'm not cynical. I even go to some of those movies.
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I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts you chase you never catch.
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You have to do things people see or you don't get to do anything.
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I'm not a control maniac.
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Fashion is chaotic, and it can be an aggravation, too, but it is at its best when it allows you to express yourself.
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It's tough to figure out how do we compete in Europe and North America, when obviously a living wage for us is very different than a living wage in Indonesia.
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Theater is so ephemeral, and I love that.
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Failure's a natural part of life.
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Politics is not really my thing.
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I don't want a trillion-dollar empire to run.
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I'm very much a typical midwesterner, and I don't think the condition is curable.
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I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that.
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Nothing you do particularly matters. But I'm not sure that's a great excuse for doing it poorly.
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I lost seventy pounds eating nothing but Jello for 4 months. But of course there is great variety in the colors! I think, if I remember correctly, it's 230 calories for a whole bowl. Maybe 270? In the 5th month, I added fruit.
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I was never a fanatical movie person.
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Things are so much global and Americanised.
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I'm supposed to be a pretty good theater actor.
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I am inspired by the appearance of a bohemian of the new millennium.
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I haven't physically attacked anyone in a couple of years.
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I'm not a Method actor. I don't believe acting should be psychodrama. I look within myself and see what I can find to play the role with. If I'm playing a blind man, I don't go around blindfolded for days. A lot of good actors would, but I don't go in for that very much. I like to just make it up as I go along.
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Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you to die in a tragic accident during the shooting so they can get the insurance.
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I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves.
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In New York in the Forties or Fifties, everybody's in a suit, an overcoat and a hat.