John Cusack quotes - page 4

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:

Kitsch is more dangerous than it looks when taken to the extreme.

John Cusack

People try to keep their past, like kind of holding on to their past. Every Springsteen song talks about that.

John Cusack

My job is to just express something that I want to express. And if I'm ahead or behind the curve, that's for others to decide.

John Cusack

Good actors can sort of see into people and immediately you have a chemistry with them or not. It's like an affair with no mess.

John Cusack

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

Getting trapped back in the '80s, it's almost like a comic nightmare, which for me is a very real nightmare. Every time I flip through the cable, I have flashbacks.

John Cusack

New York's like a boxing match. In Hollywood, it's like a Fellini movie or something.

John Cusack

My point was that it's hard to make good films, but I'm not under any illusion that you do all the time.

John Cusack

The British keep employing me, and that makes me like them. It also makes me think they're very intelligent.

John Cusack

But no, I don't really like romantic comedies, so I don't really care. I never go see 'em.

John Cusack

If people are constantly reading about you, and you're overexposed, they've got no reason to go see your movies. Also, it's not pleasant or nice to have your privacy invaded.

John Cusack

The reason bin Laden staggered the planes going into the towers was so every camera would be focused on the second tower when the plane hit. It was not only the murder, but the perpetual image of the horror that permeated into people's consciousness.

John Cusack

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.

John Cusack

I was raised Irish Catholic, but I don't consider myself Irish Catholic: I consider myself me, an American.

John Cusack

I think being self-referential is really narcissistic. Who's to say anybody's even thinking of you that much? But some of these movies that I've done, people still recite lines to me, even 20 years later.

John Cusack