Failure's a natural part of life.

— John Malkovich

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

— John Malkovich

I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves.

— John Malkovich

If you don't interfere with me, I'll always do something perfect.

— John Malkovich

I like design, I like details, to me, it is just another form of self-expression.

— John Malkovich

I'm a little bit phobic about stains on my clothes, so I never travel without a little packet of organic stain remover.

— John Malkovich

I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set.

— John Malkovich

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. And most of the women that I like have a haunted quality - they're sort of like women who live in a haunted house all by themselves.

— John Malkovich

I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that.

— John Malkovich

I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts you chase you never catch.

— John Malkovich