14 Quotes & Sayings By John Malkovich

John Michael "John" Malkovich is an American actor, producer, and director. Malkovich has appeared in several of Francis Ford Coppola's films, including Rumble Fish and The Conversation. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). For his role in Being John Malkovich, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor Read more

He also starred in The Deer Hunter (1978) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Malkovich's film credits include Con Air (1997), Face/Off (1997), Being John Malkovich (1999), Adaptation. (2002), The Dancer Upstairs (2002), In the Line of Fire (1993), Lords of Dogtown (2005) and An Unfinished Life (2007). He has also appeared in Veep, in which he plays the main character's father, Richard "Dick" III. Richard was a powerful Democrat Senator in the U.S.

during Richard III's reign. Richard III used his political influence to control all aspects of government in order to maintain his own power and maintain peace among the people. Richard III is considered to be one of the most corrupt politicians in history.

Richard III is often considered to be one of America's most corrupt politicians due to his influence over the government at the time when he ruled over them all. Malkovich has also starred in many other films such as Heartbreak Ridge, Con Air 2: The Quickening, A Dangerous Method, Cold Mountain, Infamous, Charlie Wilson's War, Red Dragon, Foxcatcher, Carnage Park, I'm Still Here and Star Trek Into Darkness. Malkovich has received numerous awards throughout his career including but not limited to Nighthawk Awards from National Association of Theatre Owners for Outstanding Achievement in Acting along with Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Face/Off and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture for Being John Malkovich which he won twice each.

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I probably have more female friends than any man I've ever met. What I like about them is that almost always they're generally mentally tougher, and they're better listeners, and they're more capable of surviving things. And most of the women that I like have a haunted quality - they're sort of like women who live in a haunted house all by themselves. John Malkovich
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If you don't interfere with me, I'll always do something really good. John Malkovich
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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. John Malkovich
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Sigmund Freud said we act out our own dreams, but if you are only an actor you are not acting out your own dream. You are simply participating in someone else's dream. John Malkovich
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I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves. John Malkovich
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Failure's a natural part of life. John Malkovich
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I admire sensible, kind people. They're not often famous. John Malkovich
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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. John Malkovich
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I'm a little bit phobic about stains on my clothes, so I never travel without a little packet of organic stain remover. John Malkovich
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I like design, I like details, to me it is just another form of self-expression. John Malkovich
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Well, I design costumes because I started with the theater in Chicago, but somehow a few lines just sort of fell to me to do it. And I studied it in school and I always liked it. John Malkovich
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You can be a mason and build 50 buildings, but it doesn't mean you can design one. John Malkovich
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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 he set. John Malkovich