I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set.

Quote by John Malkovich

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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 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...

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...

Even if you do succeed most people wouldn't notice anyway.

Even if you do succeed most people wouldn't notice anyway.

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...

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 -...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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 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 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.

There's a reason screens are only this thick.

There's a reason screens are only this thick.

My life before children I don't really remember. I've heard references to it, but I...

My life before children I don't really remember. I've heard references to it, but I...

I don't think my parents know what I do.

I don't think my parents know what I do.

I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me...

I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me...

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...

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

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

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.