My father was a very contradictory man. I mean, most environmentalists in America in the 1950s - of which there were hardly any - were not... paratroopers. But my father was in the 82nd Airborne, it was just like that. John Malkovich More Quotes by John Malkovich More Quotes From John Malkovich 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 quality house men If you're too smart it can limit you because you spend so much time thinking that you don't do anything. John Malkovich smart limits thinking I always wanted to be fashionable. John Malkovich fashionable wanted Art is not disposable. If you want it, you have to hold it and smell it and touch it and read the credits and enjoy it and put it on your wall. John Malkovich smell wall art And may the best of you - for it will only be the best of you, and even then only in the rarest and briefest moments - succeed in framing that most basic of questions, 'how do we live?' John Malkovich succeed moments may Nothing you do particularly matters. But I'm not sure that's a great excuse for doing it poorly. John Malkovich not-sure excuse matter You have to play your characters, not like them. John Malkovich play character Along with the good qualities, if someone isn't vulnerable I can't be around them to a certain extent. And I don't mean vulnerable to me or vulnerable to me in a sexual way. I just mean vulnerable, period. John Malkovich quality mean way I'd hate to see any film I'm involved in fail, especially artistically but also business-wise. John Malkovich film hate wise I think 1973 was the nadir of fashion. When you watch the coverage from that era, you're struck by the astonishing ugliness of the clothes. John Malkovich clothes fashion thinking You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting. John Malkovich rehearsal movie actors I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves. John Malkovich sense-of-humor People always say life is short. I've never been convinced of that - mine seems to have a tendency to go on and on. John Malkovich life funny people 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. John Malkovich shooting want writing I don't really go through a process, it goes through me. John Malkovich process I love to watch good actors who surprise and amuse me. John Malkovich surprise actors watches Anybody doing something brings something to it. John Malkovich 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 baseball football father The world is ruled by violence, or at least the imminent threat of violence. It always has been. John Malkovich threat violence world I mean, a lot of time rehearsals are taken up with other things other than preparing a character. John Malkovich taken character mean
