United Kingdom, Oct. 11 -- John Malkovich thinks Oscars success is key to "get people to go to the theatres".

The 72-year-old star - who has received two Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominations for Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire - believes the film industry has changed markedly during the course of his career.

The Hollywood star said at a BFI London Film Festival talk: "[I feel] probably different [about awards consideration] than I did [when In the Line of Fire came out] because the movie business existed [and] it maintained, undeservedly in my opinion, a very high position in the culture. And when I say undeserved, [I] mean there weren't that many Chinatowns or Godfathers or Godfather IIs.

"Now, [the awards trail] is the...