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Forever doomed to watch the world through someone else's eyes.

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Lotte: You are so full of shit Maxine! Maxine: I know.

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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 Buddha 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.