One of the great things that you should never do that I learned from John Malkovich is to never judge your characters.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
John Malkovich is such an interesting person and such a fun actor to work with.
As an actor, the first thing you learn in drama school is you never judge.
On Being John Malkovich and the cinema of the absurd, I do enjoy it. I wish there were more like it. The very fact that there can't be more like it is one of the reasons it's admirable.
As an actor, the biggest compliment you can get, in my book is for someone to believe that you're the character.
I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.
You are always damned by things that you do well as an actor.
I'm not a director who feels I should be in your face all the time. I really want you to watch the actors and listen to the play.
I read an interview with Mark Wahlberg, and he was like, 'I might read a script and love it, but it's all about the filmmaker.' I think that's a good lesson for me.
When an actor asks you to read his script, your heart sinks. The number of scripts I've been given by actors that are so unbelievably terrible!
My first acting class was taught by a little known playwright, David Mamet, who then cast me in my first play, opposite John Malkovich.
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