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" It never occurred to me to be an actor. "
John Malkovich
Never
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" Most filmmakers' entire body of knowledge is of other movies. When they describe things, they describe them in relation to other movies. That's why we have so many cyclical movies that look like other movies. But I'm not cynical. I even go to some of those movies. "
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" I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts you chase you never catch. "
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" I know fashion can be intensely goofy, but it is something I've always taken pretty seriously. "
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" I know for a fact that a lot of actors are desperate and unhappy if their careers are not progressing at what they think is the correct rate. They just go crazy if they're not working. I don't feel I'd be that way. You can always get a few people together and put on a play. Maybe not in New York or L.A., but in a lot of other towns, you can. "
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" I brought my first fall/winter line to New York, and it was confiscated by U.S. Customs. They asked, 'What is the value of this?' I said, 'I'm not so good with existential questions.' "
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