John Malkovich. I love John Malkovich. I mean, I think that I love John Malkovich. I honestly don’t really know if I love John Malkovich or if I love the roles that John Malkovich plays. They all sort of blend together, which brings me to the initial thought. Like, I’ve always wondered if Malkovich is an amazing actor, or if he merely portrays a version of himself on stage. Does he select scripts that challenge him, or does he hand-pick scripts that keep him in a vein of comfortable self identity?
It doesn’t really matter, but every once in a while I think about what it would be like if I met him. I don’t think about it a lot – mostly just when I see him in a role, or on a day like today (his birthday), and always around Christmas.
This is one of my favorite SNL sketches of all time, and one in which I (again) wonder: “Is he being a great actor here, or just being himself?”
[YouTube: Saturday Night Live]
