There will be people who hate everything you do. And some people will really love it. But that's not really different from the people who really hate it. 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 succeed ifs people 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 use would-be say-anything I don't care what other people think. I don't think it matters. John Malkovich care people thinking I prefer to conduct my life based on how I treat people. John Malkovich treats people 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 depressing imagination judging 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 pitfalls movie actors I go around the world, working with all kinds of people who I love. John Malkovich kind people world 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 tired believe thinking The ghosts you chase you never catch. John Malkovich lacking ghost I'm not a control maniac. John Malkovich maniacs I'm more boring and more conservative. John Malkovich conservative boring I was never a fanatical movie person. John Malkovich movie actors persons I don't wake up drenched in sweat because I haven't been on stage in years. John Malkovich sweat wake-up years I haven't physically attacked anyone in a couple of years. John Malkovich couple havens years I don't have a saviour or a royal family. John Malkovich royal-family saviour royal I don't really have a comprehension of being a public figure. John Malkovich public-figures comprehension figures I find it hard to pre-plan every element of everything I do. It's not my thing. John Malkovich hard elements plans 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 eight movie talking I still have a temper, I suppose. John Malkovich temper stills