Casting Call

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Who would Steve Madden most like to see play himself in a hypothetical biopic? Fellow designer and thespian John Malkovich. "He's an actor with such a broad scope. He can play both good and evil, light and dark, very well. And we have the same hair line. If I couldn't get John, I would want Mickey Rourke, mostly because I can relate so well to the character he played in 'The Wrestler'." [WWD, sub. req.]