John Malkovich on Hindsight and Teenagers

Tags: Dads, Parenting

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As a new father, Emmy Award-winning actor John Malkovich made the difficult decision to step away from the stage and focus his career solely on television and film because the work schedule was more family-friendly. "I couldn’t be a good father and a theater actor," he explains. "I would have been absent too often." Now that 18-year-old Amandine, whom he calls ‘Beauty,’ and 16-year-old Lowey, whom he calls ‘Little Man,’ have entered their formative years, John has returned to the stage. It’s a decision the 54-year-old is unapologetic for, telling The Independent he refuses to "live in the past" because "you can’t go back." 

"When I was younger I did have more regret, more guilt, more shame. I mean, I’m a father. You always feel like there is one thing more that you should have said or should have done or been. When they get to be teenagers you realize that there is nothing you could have done."

Amandine and Lowey are John’s children with longtime partner Nicoletta Peyran. His latest film, Burn After Reading, is in theaters now.

Source: The Independent

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5 Responses to “John Malkovich on Hindsight and Teenagers”

1. Gemma Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

   What is his son’s name?
   Seems like different websites give different names. Lowey, Loewy, Lorwy and Lowry. Which is it for sure, does anyone know?

2. liz Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 12:30 pm

   its spelled loewy.

3. liz Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 12:31 pm

   his name is spelled Loewy.

4. Gigi Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

   amazing actor! a true master of his craft. i’m glad to read about him and his family.
   interesting names!

5. ang Says:
   October 18th, 2008 at 10:43 pm

   and 16 year old boys LOVE being called “little man”…

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