John Malkovich

“I'm more of a sponge than an inventor. I absorb ideas from everywhere. I'm a watcher of people.”

“I'm not a personality actor. I never have been. I have been a character actor.”

“It's always a bit odd to be recognized for playing yourself.”

“What you can't imagine, you can't discover.”

“Fashion is a language, for sure. It's a non-verbal communication.”

“I don't think I've ever been a fan of anything. I don't think I've ever been a fan of anyone.”

“I'm not that interested in what I've done. I'm much more interested in what I'm going to do.”

“Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get popular and you're supposed to be proud of that.”

“For me, acting is not about showing my navel. It's about showing my soul.”

“I've made many, many films that I'm very proud of. Some of them are terrible. But I'm not embarrassed by them.”

“I don't suffer from stage fright. I don't have any of those things. I'm pretty cool-headed.”

“You kind of have to be a chameleon in this business.”

“It’s not for me to say what I am. It's for other people to say.”

“I've always had a great love of the stage. There's just a different energy there.”

“I don't have a very good memory for addresses or phone numbers, but I have a really good memory for dialogue.”