1:28:08
Honey? Maxine?
1:28:12
Maxine?
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I'm busy.
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Maxine, honey, it's on!
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(m)(m) [ Dramatic ]
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Yeah, there's the truth,
and there are lies...
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and, uh, art always tells the truth,
even when it's lying.
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[Male Narrator]
The enigmatic John Malkovich...
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one of the world's greatest entertainers
and the man who reinvented. ..
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how we view puppeteering.
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Tonight we look at the man
above the strings...
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and the woman behind the man.
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Raised in Evanston, Illinois,
Malkovich had a lifelong interest
in theater arts...
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and as a young man was
one of the founding members...
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of Chicago's world-renowned
Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
1:29:00
From there, it was a simple hop, skip
and jump to Broadway accolades...
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and Hollywood stardom.
1:29:05
But nothing could prepare the public
for what was to come next.
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And so it was that just
eight short months ago...
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John Malkovich dropped the bombshell
that sent shock waves...
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through the entertainment community.
1:29:19
Turning his back on his
former profession,
Malkovich had to start from scratch...
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and pay his dues allover again
as a fledgling puppeteer.
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[ Clears Throat ] Hello, ladies
and gentlemen, I'm John Malkovich.
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It's-- It's the-- I miss--
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I'm really John Malkovich.
[ Giggling ]
1:29:35
[Narrator]
From these inauspicious beginnings...
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John Malkovich's rise
to stardom was fast and furious.
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His breakout performance occurred
at this year's Emmy Awards--
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- [Narration Continues]
- It's really good!
I look really amazing.
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I'd fuck me.
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If there's anything
that upsets me about it...
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it's feeling like
if move into it too quickly...
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I'll be, you know, deemed an imitator.
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But, um, I think that once
we all get the courage...