I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

Malkovich is known for his distinctive voice which The Guardian describes as "a reedy faintly orgasmic drawl". In early 1982 he appeared in A Streetcar Named Desire with Chicago's Wisdom Bridge Theatre. Upon graduation from high school he entered Eastern Illinois University and then transferred to Illinois State University where he majored in theatre.

Over the last 30 years of his career Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9 1953) is an American actor producer director and fashion designer. He has also appeared in critically acclaimed films such as Empire of the Sun The Killing Fields Dangerous Liaisons Of Mice and Men Con Air Being John Malkovich and RED and has produced numerous films including Juno and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.