John Malkovich

“I think when I went to psychoanalysis, I actually believed that people said what they meant. This was my whole problem.”

“Unlike my grandfather or my brother, I've actually been able to make some money at a racetrack.”

“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.”

“I mean, a lot of time rehearsals are taken up with other things other than preparing a character.”

“I don't have a saviour or a royal family.”

“I can have incredible self-discipline. But see, I think it's obviously a form of stupidity.”

“I like design, I like details, to me it is just another form of self-expression.”

“I lost seventy pounds eating nothing but Jello for 4 months. But of course there is great variety in the colors! I think, if I remember correctly, it's 230 calories for a whole bowl. Maybe 2...”

“I grew up in the Midwest, quite far from any ocean or any beach, a million miles. I think for kids who grew up where I did, the idea of California, surfing and beach life was so exotic and g...”

“Actors generally get to do things you probably shouldn't do in real life - well, at least as much as one might like to or be tempted to. Though I suppose a lot of actors just go ahead and do...”

“Of course it's trivial, but then most things are.”

“'Secretariat' was such a magnificent animal, unbelievably beautiful and powerful. It's always nice to see something that close to perfection, a reason to celebrate.”

“Utopia means elsewhere.”

“I love Chicago, but in a lot of ways it's a disappointment. You can work there for years and years, and because you're in Chicago, you don't get the recognition. It has some of the best thea...”

“I don't throw things or yell.”