John Malkovich Quotes

Some people like what you do, some people hate what you do, but most people simply don't give a damn.

I don't have any control of how I am received. People will either like me, not like me or love to not like me.

People can love you, or they can hate you. It really doesn't matter.

I'd rather an audience like me than dislike me, but I'd rather they disliked me than be apathetic, because that is the kiss of death.

People who read me seem to be divided into four groups: twenty-five percent like me for the right reasons; twenty-five percent like me for the wrong reasons; twenty-five percent hate me for the wrong reasons; twenty-five percent hate me for the right reasons. It's that last twenty-five percent that worries me.

As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.

I mean, I don't really pay too much attention publicly to what people think.

People will always have an opinion. Even if you're over here saving the world, there is a group of people that will love you and a group of people that will always hate you no matter what you do.

Haters will be haters, you have got to acknowledge them and move on as the ratio of love to hate is too high.

All of them fans in love with me 'cause I say what's real. So I could never give a f-ck how a hater feel.

There's always going to be someone who hates you. There's always going to be people who love you. It's a risk in either direction.

There are a lot of people who want to be famous nowadays: singers, actors and, you know, it's like a roller-coaster. And when you are very sensitive - I'm very sensitive - you have to be very strong... You have to just not pay attention to the people who hate you, you know?

For paranoia about 'what other people think' : remember that only some hate, a very few love - and almost all just don't care.

People will love you. People will hate you. And none of it will have anything to do with you.

Therefore the best fortress is to be found in the love of the people, for although you may have fortresses they will not save you if you are hated by the people.

People always - when you rise, whenever you're getting to a point where you're a very big band, which is a very rare thing, there are always going to be people that aren't going to like you.

Some people either really like me or some people don't like me, but even if you don't like me right now or you kinda like me right now, this isn't the end for me, I'm going to continue.

There's a lot of people who don't like Tom Brady and I'm OK with that.

I do not care that the people is for or against me. The important thing is that I am appreciated by a response of boos or cheers. This is the important thing. it is important that people see me as a superstar talent that they want to see. I enjoy being heel.

If people don't like you, it doesn't matter how much uniqueness, nerve or talent you have!

I've been hated by many, wanted by plenty, disliked by some, but confronted by none.

At this point, a lot of people have made their mind up about me one way or another. I'm sure there's a certain segment of writers who won't ever give me the time of day, hate me, don't get me, don't think I'm good, or whatever. I guess that's fine. It's only an opinion. There are other people who do get it, and can be objective. I could be wrong, but a lot of people, except for really young people, have made up their minds one way or the other.

... not being liked has a certain virtue about it, if the reason for the dislike does not lie in yourself!

I've learnt that you shouldn't take people seriously, whether they praise you or trash you.

I never thought to look at the New York Times one, even though I knew people were pissed off. I've seen YouTube videos from people who are pissed off at me about that and that takes a lot of effort to go find.