I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for. — John Malkovich Copy Share Image
Films take too long. There's too much BS, too much nonsense. If I want to do a play, I just call the theater, whether… — John Malkovich Copy Share
I can see how, given a certain degree of sensitivities, proclivities and rage, I could have ended up differently. — John Malkovich Copy Share
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… — John Malkovich Copy Share
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… — John Malkovich Copy Share
I have driven school buses, sold egg rolls and painted houses, and I have often wondered what my life would have been like if… — John Malkovich Copy Share
One doesn't know if one had a happy childhood or not. I don't really know what it means. — John Malkovich Copy Share
I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard… — John Malkovich Copy Share
I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked… — John Malkovich Copy Share
I think people seem to sort of associate me with danger. And I don't see that at all. — John Malkovich Copy Share
I like to direct movies, but I don't like to goof around for eight years talking about it. And it's pretty irritating to get… — John Malkovich Copy Share
I find it hard to pre-plan every element of everything I do. It's not my thing. — John Malkovich Copy Share
