“Being John Malkovich” quotes
(1999)
Spike Jonze
directed this movie
in 1999
Title Being John Malkovich
Year 1999
Director Spike Jonze
Genre Drama, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Fantasy
Year 1999
Director Spike Jonze
Genre Drama, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Fantasy
Plot – Craig is an unsuccessful puppeteer. His wife Lotte works in a pet shop and they both are filthy, messy, shabby and they live day by day. Craig starts working in the archive of a weird office, where a small door, hidden behind a filing cabinet, is a secret passage. It leads to the head of John Malkovich.
All actors – John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Ned Bellamy, Eric Weinstein, Madison Lanc, Octavia Spencer, Mary Kay Place, Orson Bean, Catherine Keener, K.K. Dodds, Reginald C. Hayes, Byrne Piven, Judith Wetzell, John Malkovich, Kevin Carroll, Willie Garson, W. Earl Brown, Charlie Sheen, Gerald Emerick, Bill M. Ryusaki, Carlos Jacott, Richard Fancy, Patti Tippo, Daniel Hansen, Gregory Sporleder, Mariah O'Brien, Kelly Teacher, Jacqueline Benoît, William Buck, Christine D. Coleman, Jeanne Diehl, Audrey Gelfund, Yetta Ginsburg, Sylvester Jenkins, Roy C. Johnson, Eddie J. Low, Ralph W. Spaulding, David Wyler, Flori Wyler, Kevin Lee, Marlowe Bassett, Jennifer Canzoneri, Kristie Cordle, Denise Dabrowski, Kristin Condon, Charlene Grimsley, Christine Krejer, Erica Long, Yvonne Montelius, Jessica Neuberger, Sara Rifkin, Elizabeth Rivera, Chelsa Sjostrom, Pamela Hayden, Jayne Hess, Michelle Madden, Greg O'Neill, Neil Ross, Bill Wittman, Lance Bangs, Kacee DeMasi, Andy Dick, Eddie L. Fauria, David Fincher, Jester Hairston, Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Isaac, Spike Jonze, James Murray, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Winona Ryder, Gary Sinise, Trevor Lawrence Young
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“- Dr. Lester: If I was 80 years younger, I'd box your ears.
- Craig Schwartz: I wasn't toying with her sir, I wouldn't - pardon me, how old are you, sir?
- Dr. Lester: 105. Carrot juice, lots of it. I swear, sometimes it's not worth it. I piss orange. I have to piss sitting down like a goddamn girlie-girl every fifteen minutes.”“- First J.M. Inc. Customer: Now when you say that I can be somebody else, whaddya mean exactly?
- Craig Schwartz: Well, we mean exactly that. We can put you inside someone else's body, for fifteen minutes.
- First J.M. Inc. Customer: Can I be anybody that I wanna be?
- Craig Schwartz: Well, you... actually...
- Maxine Lund: You can be John...” (continue)(continue reading)“You don't know how lucky you are being a monkey. Because consciousness is a terrible curse. I think. I feel. I suffer. And all I ask in return is the opportunity to do my work. And they won't allow it... because I raise issues.”
“Forever doomed to watch the world through someone else's eyes.”
“There is truth, and there are lies, and art always tells the truth. Even when it's lying.”
“Truth is for suckers, Johnny Boy.”
“- Craig Schwartz: There's a tiny door in my office, Maxine. It's a portal and it takes you inside John Malkovich. You see the world through John Malkovich's eyes... and then after about 15 minutes, you're spit out... into a ditch on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike.
- Maxine Lund: Sounds great! Who the fuck is John Malkovich?
- Craig Schwartz...” (continue)(continue reading)“- John Malkovich: I have seen a world that no man should see!
- Craig Schwartz: Really? Because for most people it's a rather enjoyable experience.”“- John Malkovich: You see, Maxine, it isn't just playing with dolls.
- Maxine Lund: You're right, my darling, it's so much more. It's playing with people!”“- John Malkovich: This portal is mine and must be sealed up forever. For the love of God.
- Craig Schwartz: With all respect, sir, I discovered that portal. Its my livelihood.
- John Malkovich: It's my head, Schwartz, and I'll see you in court!”- Maxine Lund: You're not a fag, are you?
- Craig Schwartz: No, I am really attracted to you.
- Maxine Lund: "No, I am really attracted to you", Christ, you are a fag. Okay, we can share recipes if you like, darling.
- Craig Schwartz: No, no, I love your tits, love 'em, I wanna fondle 'em.
- Maxine Lund: Great, now we're getting somewhere. Not a... (continue)(continue reading)“You're not someone I could get interested in, Craig, you play with dolls.”
“- Lotte Schwartz: For the first time, everything just felt right.
- Craig Schwartz: It's just a phase. It's the thrill of seeing through somebody else's eyes.”“Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.”
“- Craig Schwartz: The elderly have so much to offer, sir. they're our link with history.
- Dr. Lester: I don't want to be your goddamn link, damn you. I want to feel Floris' naked thighs next to mine. I want my body to inspire lust in that beautiful complex women. I want her to shiver with a spasm of ecstasy, Schwartz, as I penetrate her...
-...” (continue)(continue reading)“- Craig Schwartz: I've fallen in love, and this is what people who've fallen in love look like.
- Maxine Lund: Well, you picked the unrequited variety. It's very bad for the skin.”
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