John Cusack quotes

John Cusack is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer known for his eclectic film roles in both comedies and dramas. Audiences recognize him for iconic performances in movies such as "Say Anything," "High Fidelity," and "Grosse Pointe Blank." He continues to engage viewers with his versatile talent and unique on-screen presence. Here are 92 of his quotes:

Sometimes you meet people and you feel like you've known them for a long time.

John Cusack

I just love the process of working with other actors.

John Cusack

I guess maybe I'm idealistic.

John Cusack

I have a bit of a rebellious nature.

John Cusack

Usually I do everything reverse. I practice something in movies and then I try it in real life.

John Cusack

I force people to have coffee with me, just because I don't trust that a friendship can be maintained without any other senses besides a computer or cellphone screen.

John Cusack

I don't want to produce anymore small or independent movies because it's just too hard these days.

John Cusack

Art is spiritual.

John Cusack

If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be politically correct when you do that.

John Cusack

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.

John Cusack

I think any actor can probably identify with being a professional liar. You don't always look at yourself that way, but I know a lot of days I do.

John Cusack

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.

John Cusack

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music?

John Cusack

Every role you do is kind of a side of yourself. That's why they give you the part.

John Cusack

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

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

My dad had a commercial film company, so he had a videotape player before anyone. So he got Mel Brooks movies or Citizen Kane or some classic old movies. And every summer the revival house in Evanston would show the great films from the '50s and '60s and '70s.

John Cusack

I grew up in Evanston and lived in Chicago for a long time, in Old Town and Wrigleyville. I did three films when I was in high school. The first was 'Class,' with Rob Lowe. I had a supporting role in that.

John Cusack

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.

John Cusack

Usually I play people who just keep babbling on and on and on.

John Cusack

When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death. Fascism was all aesthetics. There was no core principle to it. There was no truth to it.

John Cusack

I think the more you expose yourself as a celebrity, the less interesting you are to watch in your work, because if you're putting yourself out there all the time, you're not holding anything back.

John Cusack