Guadalajara, Mexico - In a statement made ahead of his performance in Guadalajara this week, acclaimed actor John Malkovich declared that "theater should be free, I mean, I don't care if I get paid at all."

"Theater is a gift to me. You don’t really do theater for money, it doesn’t make a lot of sense," Malkovich said at a press conference in Mexico City. "I should probably pay to be able to do it." He later clarified saying, "if I didn’t do it for money, it would mean I couldn’t pay the people I work with. But I don’t have to do it for money."

Malkovich has toured in The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer for almost two years. The production is directed by Michael Sturminger and is being produced in this country by Mexican movie star Diego Luna. There will be seven performances in Mexico including: Mexico City, Guadalajara, Leon, and Guanajuato.

After the theatrical production leaves Mexico, it will then travel to Europe for dates in Ireland and Germany.

"I love this project. I love its ambition, I love the element of it being a combination between classic theater and, in a way, opera," Malkovich said. Mr. Malkovich is the star of such movies as Burn After Reading, Dangerous Liaisons and, of course, Being John Malkovich.

The role characterized by Malkovich in this staging is that of Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger. Jack was first convicted for murdering a prostitute in 1974 and was also suspected of multiple murders of women in Vienna, Prague, and Los Angeles.

In prison, Unterweger became a journalist, with his notoriety earning him minor celebrity status, but upon release from prison he immediately began killing again. He was eventually arrested once again and, after being convicted for 9 more murders, committed suicide while in prison.

"I think there is always a great interest to try to understand why some humans not just enjoy, but feel the need to hold power of life and death over other people," Malkovich said. "Serial murderers are not heroes nor can they be seen as such, and he does not become one in this play."

John will be accompanied on the stage by Kirsten Blaise, Marie Arnet and Sophie Klubman; three sopranos who will portray the women in the character's life. The music, by the Wiener Akademie, includes works by Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart.

The play will be staged in English with Spanish subtitles at the Teatro Diana in Guadalajara on Wednesday, April 18th, at 9 pm. Tickets range from $550 to $1,750 pesos.