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" 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

You

Die

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Track

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

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Able

" I'm not a psychiatrist. I'm not treating patients. "

" Well, I like to have fun at work. "

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Have Fun

Fun

" Things are so much global and Americanised. "

" I admire sensible, kind people. They're not often famous. "

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" I probably have more female friends than any man I've ever met. What I like about them is that almost always they're generally mentally tougher, and they're better listeners, and they're more capable of surviving things. "

" You know, I'm really not interested in someone telling me that something's good or bad. "