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John Malkovich on Aging and Acting | Los Angeles News
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At 72, John Malkovich is still commanding the screen in “Wild Horse Nine,” a Martin McDonagh film set in 1973 Chile where he plays a dying CIA operative reflecting on a life lived in shadows — a role some say could earn him an Oscar. With his signature dry wit and a voice now more labored from age, Malkovich embraces aging not as decline but as a companion to his craft. He finds profound joy in the collaborative, almost childlike magic of filmmaking — even comparing it to a night spent with a Rembrandt. No retirement plans here: for Malkovich, acting isn’t about accolades or timelines, but the pure, ongoing thrill of creation — and he’s not ready to stop until the work simply stops being possible.
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