Roy, the guy I play in 'The Grifters,' is a guy who had a very bleak life. His mother had him at 13, and then when she was 17 or 18 and he was 4 or 5, they were trapped in a small Texas town somewhere, and she was ready to do anything to get out. John Cusack bleakgrifterguy share on social
There's also some element of coming of age during the Reagan administration, which everybody has painted as some glorious time in America, but I remember as being a very, very dark time. There was apocalypse in the air; the punk rock movement made sense. John Cusack administrationageair share on social
But no, I don't really like romantic comedies, so I don't really care. I never go see 'em. John Cusack carecomedyromantic Change image and share on social
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. John Cusack 80saidcold Change image and share on social
I feel close to Lloyd in 'Say Anything'. He was like a super-interesting version of me. Only I'm not as good as him. Whatever part of me is romantic and optimistic, I reached into that to play Lloyd. John Cusack closefeelgood Change image and share on social
I never wanted to come off as self-important. John Cusack importantwant Change image and share on social
Hopefully as you get older you get more selfless. That would be probably a good goal. I don't know if we do, though. John Cusack goalgoodold Change image and share on social
I don't tend to think in terms of a moral authority - be a good boy, do good things - more in terms of what feels right. John Cusack authorityboyfelt Change image and share on social
Sometimes you meet people and you feel like you've known them for a long time. John Cusack feelhavelong Change image and share on social
There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no reason at all - it'll be ten o'clock and they'll tell you it's nine. You're looking at the clock and you can't even fathom why they're lying. They just lie because that's what they do. John Cusack chunkclockfathom share on social
