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Being John Malkovich Quotes

"Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can."

R 1999 · 1h 53m
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32 quotes
Exploring Identity and Relationships in Unconventional Ways
John M. The...this...the weird thing is this Maxine likes to call me Lotte.
Charlie Sheen Ouch! That is hot! Maybe she's using you to channel some dead lesbian lover...Sounds like my kind of gal! Let me know when you're done with her, yeah?
John M. What are you talking about, done with her? Tonight really freaked me out!
Communication Challenges in Professional Settings
Dr. Lester Floris! Get Guinness on the phone!
Floris Ah, yes sir, Genghis Kahn Capone. Fine.
Dr. Lester Damn fine woman, Floris. I don't know how she puts up with this speech impediment of mine.
Ownership and Conflict Over the Portal
John Malkovich That portal is mine, and it must be sealed forever for the love of God!
Craig With all respect, sir, I discovered that portal. Its my livelihood.
John M. It's my head, Schwartz, and I will see you in court!
Craig And who's to say I won't be seeing what you're seeing... in court?
Hot Lesbian Witches: A Compelling Idea
John M. Charlie, I don't know anything about the girl, man! She could be like a fucking witch or something!
Charlie Sheen That's even better! Hot lesbian witches! Think about it! It's fucking genius!
Desire for Identity Exploration
Taglines Ever Wanted To Be Someone Else?
Selling Tickets to a Celebrity
Maxine So I've been thinking...Is this Malkovich fellow appealing?
Craig Maxine! Yes, of course, Maxine. He's a celebrity.
Maxine Good. We'll sell tickets!
Craig Tickets to Malkovich?
Maxine Exactly! $200 a pop!
The Desire for Identity Transformation
Taglines Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can.
Claiming Ownership of One's Mind
John Malkovich It's my head, Schwartz! It's my head!
Exploring Unconventional Relationships and Influences
Charlie Sheen Maybe she's using you to channel some dead lesbian lover.
Feminine Longing and Unexpected Attraction
Maxine Lund Behind the stubble and the too-prominent brow and the male-pattern baldness... I sensed your feminine longing. And it just slew me.
Understanding Nutritional Value in Colloidal Form
Dr. Lester Ah, tell me Lotte, can you understand a word I'm saying?
Lotte Oh yes, Dr. Lester, absolutely. You were just explaining the, um, nutritional value of ingesting minerals through a colloidal form, which I personally couldn't agree more with.
Dr. Lester Oh, be still my heart!
The Genius of Hot Lesbian Witches
Charlie Sheen Hot lesbian witches! Think about it! It's fucking genius!
Unrequited Love and Its Effects
Craig I've fallen in love, and this is what people who've fallen in love look like!
Maxine Well, you picked the unrequited variety. It's very bad for the skin.
Exploring the Unseen Depths of Existence
John Malkovich I have been to the dark side. I have seen a world that no man should see.
Exploring Identity and Perspective in Relationships
Lotte For the first time, everything just felt right.
Craig It's just a phase. It's the thrill of seeing through somebody else's eyes.
A Portal to John Malkovich's Perspective
Craig There's a tiny door in that empty office. It's a portal, Maxine. It takes you inside John Malkovich. You see the world through John Malkovich's eyes, then, after about fifteen minutes, you're spit out into a ditch on the side of The New Jersey Turnpike.
Maxine Sounds delightful. Who the fuck is John Malkovich?
Craig He's an actor. One of the great American actors of the 20th century.
Maxine What's he been in?
Craig Lots of things. He's very well respected. That jewel thief movie, for example. The point is that this is a very odd thing, supernatural, for lack of a better word. It raises all sorts of philosophical questions about the nature of self, about the existence of the soul. Am I me? Is Malkovich Malkovich? Was the ] right, is duality an illusion? Do you realize what a metaphysical can of worms this portal is? I don't think I can go on living my life as I have lived it.
[[Buddha]
Questioning Identity and Celebrity Recognition
Maxine Lund Sounds great. Who the fuck is John Malkovich?
Embrace the Experience of Others
Taglines Be All That Someone Else Can Be.
Unrequited Love and Vulnerability
Craig Schwartz Maxine. Maxine. I love you, Maxine. Oh, look away. Look away
[''Looking through Emily's eyes at the end'']
The Complexity of Shared Desire
Maxine Lund Do you have any idea what it's like to have two people look at you, with total lust and devotion, through the same pair of eyes?
Perspectives on Dark Experiences in Life
John M. I have been to the dark side and back! I have seen a world that no man should see!
Craig Really? For most people, it's a rather pleasant experience.
The Value of Truth in Perspective
Charlie Sheen Truth is for suckers, Johnny Boy.
Desperation in a Confined Space
Lotte Schwartz Help! He's locking me in a cage!
The Humor of Low Ceilings
Dr. Lester Any questions?
Craig Well, just one. Why are these ceilings so low?
Dr. Lester Low overhead my boy! We pass the savings onto you! Hahaha!
Self-Reflection and Desire
Craig Schwartz I'd fuck me.
[''Watching television documentary on his puppeteering when he's in John Malkovich's body.'']
Advice on Relationships and Nicknames
Charlie Sheen You're nuts to let a girl go that calls you Lotte, I tell you that as a friend.
The Burden of Living Through Another's Perspective
Dr. Lester Forever doomed to watch the world through someone else's eyes.
Pursuit of Personal Identity and Actualization
Lotte Schwartz Don't stand in the way of my actualization as a man.
Metaphysical Implications of the Portal
Craig Schwartz Do you see what a metaphysical can of worms this portal is?
Confrontation Between Lotte and Maxine
Lotte You are so full of shit Maxine!
Maxine I know.
Struggles of a Modern Puppeteer
Craig Schwartz Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
The Portal Must Be Sealed Forever
John Malkovich That portal is mine, and it must be sealed forever for the love of God!