John Malkovich

“I mean, anything that money can be made off will never be a problem to make, no matter what it is.”

“I haven't physically attacked anyone in a couple of years.”

“'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.”

“I don't throw things or yell.”

“I'm not a Method actor. I don't believe acting should be psychodrama. I look within myself and see what I can find to play the role with. If I'm playing a blind man, I don't go around blindfolded for days. A lot of good actors would, but I don't go in for that very much. I like to just make it up as I go along.”

“I don't care what other people think. I don't think it matters.”

“I always liked clothes; since I was very, very young, I was interested. I studied costume as part of my theatre education.”

“The world is ruled by violence, or at least the imminent threat of violence. It always has been.”

“Politics is not really my thing.”

“We're all animals.”

“I'm not a psychiatrist. I'm not treating patients.”

“If you're too smart it can limit you because you spend so much time thinking that you don't do anything.”

“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.”

“There's a reason screens are only this thick.”

“People always say life is short. I've never been convinced of that - mine seems to have a tendency to go on and on.”

“It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.”

“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 it, don't they?”

“If you don't interfere with me, I'll always do something really good.”

“You can be a mason and build 50 buildings, but it doesn't mean you can design one.”

“I know fashion can be intensely goofy, but it is something I've always taken pretty seriously.”