John Malkovich says he turned Martin McDonagh down twice. Cue the finger joke.

John Malkovich says he turned down A Behanding in Spokane and Seven Psychopaths before accepting Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine. Presenting McDonagh with Best Directing at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards, he joked that most people would have taken the hint. McDonagh called Malkovich’s performance “astonishing.”