John Cusack Quotes
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Probably Lloyd in 'Say Anything' is the closest to me - or to who I was at the time. It was just a great love story about people in the '80s, and we all tried to make it feel as real as possible. It was such a wonderful time. We didn't leave anything in the gym; we put it all out there.
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Hitler was so modern, in that he was obsessed with being famous. He was caught up with this rush to be have achieved greatness before turning 30.
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I don't want to produce anymore small or independent movies because it's just too hard these days.
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I love these movies where it's just about the film. You don't have my face on the poster. It's all about the movie. I like that.
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I think that taking night trains or meeting someone on the road is pretty romantic. I've done a couple of things like that. I've surprised someone in Paris. And hopefully, when you surprise someone, they're happy to see you.
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I remember once acting really cool on a bus with this girl named Stephanie. When I got home, I realized that I had a really big zit on my forehead. If you have acne problems, you really shouldn't be acting like Don Juan. I should have been contrite - and apologized for exposing her to the angry pimple.
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It's a very frightening time when something as basic as due process is seen as somehow radical.
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I read Noam Chomsky. I like some of Gore Vidal's stuff.
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Hollywood is just a bunch of people going around in Learjets to other people asking them if they've got any money? Well, they might have if they didn't spend it all on jets.
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I never wanted to come off as self-important.
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I have a bit of a rebellious nature.
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Any time you stop looking at evil as a black and white thing, it's helpful. So the fact that there won't be any obligatory Islamic terrorist stereotypes in movies any more, that'd be helpful.
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It's like those high-school yearbook photos that everyone would rather not see: Oh my God, look at that mullet hair. I have those photos too, but for me, they're, like, entire movies. And they show them on cable.
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New York's like a boxing match. In Hollywood, it's like a Fellini movie or something.
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But no, I don't really like romantic comedies, so I don't really care. I never go see 'em.
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It's something we, guys, have all done. Made tapes for girls, trying to impress them, to meet them on a shared plane of aesthetics. Read them someone else's poetry because they do poetry better than you could do it, because you're too awkward to do it.
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Texas women have an amazing sense of purpose when they lose it. They're the best girls in the world - they're loyal and fun, but when they get mad, they'll try to kill you.
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A lot of people are not meant to be together.
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Every role you do is kind of a side of yourself. That's why they give you the part.
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I guess maybe I'm idealistic.
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I like the George Romero films, which were really great, social satire movies; really twisted.
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The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.
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I remember the '80s being about the Cold War and Reagan and the homeless problem and AIDS. To me, it was kind of a dark, depressing time.
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I just love the process of working with other actors.