I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often the level of idiocy is so exalted that it's impossible to comprehend. John Malkovich More Quotes by John Malkovich More Quotes From John Malkovich Even if you do succeed most people wouldn't notice anyway. John Malkovich succeedifspeople 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. John Malkovich usewould-besay-anything I don't care what other people think. I don't think it matters. John Malkovich carepeoplethinking I prefer to conduct my life based on how I treat people. John Malkovich treatspeople All you have is the writer's imagination. You have a very limited time to take this imaginary person and bring the details of their life, as you perceive them, to life. You attempt to do to that as fully and as vibrantly as you can. It's depressing to read how much you've failed. And it's not even particularly instructive or necessary to read how you succeeded because in the end don't you have to judge that? John Malkovich depressingimaginationjudging Quite often - a lot of the work I had done had been extensively with women. Most especially in the theater, but also quite often in the movies. That has its own delights, and maybe pitfalls too. John Malkovich pitfallsmovieactors I go around the world, working with all kinds of people who I love. John Malkovich kindpeopleworld I grew tired of religion some time not long after birth. I believe in people, I believe in humans, I believe in a car, but I don't believe something I can't have absolutely no evidence of for millenniums. And it's funny, people think analysis or psychiatry is mad, and they go to church. John Malkovich tiredbelievethinking The ghosts you chase you never catch. John Malkovich lackingghost I'm not a control maniac. John Malkovich maniacs I'm more boring and more conservative. John Malkovich conservativeboring I was never a fanatical movie person. John Malkovich movieactorspersons I don't wake up drenched in sweat because I haven't been on stage in years. John Malkovich sweatwake-upyears I haven't physically attacked anyone in a couple of years. John Malkovich couplehavensyears I don't have a saviour or a royal family. John Malkovich royal-familysaviourroyal I don't really have a comprehension of being a public figure. John Malkovich public-figurescomprehensionfigures I find it hard to pre-plan every element of everything I do. It's not my thing. John Malkovich hardelementsplans I never really did a western western. John Malkovich western I like to direct movies, but I don't like to goof around for eight years talking about it. John Malkovich eightmovietalking I still have a temper, I suppose. John Malkovich temperstills
