John Malkovich Quotes
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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 like design, I like details, to me it is just another form of self-expression.
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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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Politics is not really my thing.
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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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I don't want a trillion-dollar empire to run.
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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'm very much a typical midwesterner, and I don't think the condition is curable.
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Things are so much global and Americanised.
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I haven't physically attacked anyone in a couple of years.
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I was never a fanatical movie person.
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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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I think when I went to psychoanalysis, I actually believed that people said what they meant. This was my whole problem.
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I'm supposed to be a pretty good theater actor.
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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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In New York in the Forties or Fifties, everybody's in a suit, an overcoat and a hat.