I feel like I'm a filmmaker; I don't feel I need to yell action and cut. John Cusack actioncutfeel Change image and share on social
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
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 never wanted to come off as self-important. John Cusack importantwant Change image and share on social
With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you're gonna get out of it. It's like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you're acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling. John Cusack actcameraexact share on social
I've seen the people who talk about their love lives in print invariably have doomed relationships with the person they're talking about. John Cusack doomhaveinvariably Change image and share on social
I was never into the popular school or clique or anything. Then I started doing movies when I was in high school, so then I got popular. Then the girls paid attention to you who didn't before. John Cusack attentioncliquegirl Change image and 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
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. John Cusack bunchhavehollywood Change image and share on social