I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that.

Quote by John Malkovich

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I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt...

I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt...

I wouldn't say anything I ever did in film would be something I'd use the...

I wouldn't say anything I ever did in film would be something I'd use the...

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

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

I only have two rules for my newly born daughter: she will dress well and...

I only have two rules for my newly born daughter: she will dress well and...

I don't lose my temper very often now, and if I do, it's well deserved.

I don't lose my temper very often now, and if I do, it's well deserved.

I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that -...

I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that -...

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

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

I've lived in Europe for the better part of twenty years, and I've noticed that...

I've lived in Europe for the better part of twenty years, and I've noticed that...

Where women are concerned, the rule is never to go out with anyone better dressed...

Where women are concerned, the rule is never to go out with anyone better dressed...

You have to do things people see or you don't get to do anything.

You have to do things people see or you don't get to do anything.

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

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

I wasn't really raised to be the type of person to have doubts.

I wasn't really raised to be the type of person to have doubts.

I don't want to be boring. But that's not always easy.

I don't want to be boring. But that's not always easy.

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably...

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably...

You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will...

You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will...

There's a reason screens are only this thick.

There's a reason screens are only this thick.

Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you...

Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you...

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

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

It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to...

It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to...

I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often...

I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often...