John Malkovich

Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you to die in a tragic accident during the shooting so they can get the insurance. ↗

— John Malkovich

#die #directors #during #everything #expect

The most evocative thing to me is probably when a writer and a group of performers can collectively put together something compelling that asks the really simple question: 'How do we live?' ↗

— John Malkovich

#collectively #compelling #evocative #group #how

The projects I look for to produce or direct would not be ones in which I would want to act. ↗

— John Malkovich

#direct #i #look #ones #produce

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

— John Malkovich

#been #imminent #imminent threat #least #ruled

Theater is so ephemeral, and I love that. ↗

— John Malkovich

#i #i love #love #theater

There's a reason screens are only this thick. ↗

— John Malkovich

#reason #screens #thick

Things are so much global and Americanised. ↗

— John Malkovich

#much #things

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

— John Malkovich

#actually #been #brother #grandfather #i

Utopia means elsewhere. ↗

— John Malkovich

#means #utopia

We're all animals. ↗

— John Malkovich