“Kitsch is more dangerous than it looks when taken to the extreme.” LooksTakenDangerousExtremesKitsch Author: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.” ShowsFilmHouseCompanyPlayerDadCitizensSummerMy DadClassicRevivalBrooksGreat FilmOld MovieCitizen Kane Author:John Cusack
“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.” ThinkingDoneNightCoupleTrainMeetingsSurpriseHopefullyParisMeeting SomeoneHappy To See You Author:John Cusack
“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.” FeelsPlayInterestingVersionsOptimisticSay Anything Author:John Cusack
“I always liked it when people go back in time to discover things about themselves, like with 'A Christmas Carol' and you're getting a tour of your life by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.” PeoplePastGhostPast PresentPast Present And FutureCarolsBack In TimeGo Back In TimeChristmas Carol Author:John Cusack
“I think that Poe is so resonant because he represents that part of us that is in misery or sorrowful or wants to explore the darkness. He wrote a great story called 'The Imp of the Perverse' about the instinct towards self-destruction. Poe is the godfather of Goth literature and that whole movement.” ThinkingWantSelfWholeStoriesLiteratureDarknessMovementDestructionMiseryInstinctSelf DestructionGothSorrowful Author:John Cusack
“Most movies, once the action starts there's no more characters. You say a couple of dumb lines and then there's just explosions until the end.” EndsCharacterActionLinesCoupleDumbExplosions Author:John Cusack
“I have a good friend who's a Texas girl; Texas girls are a whole different breed.” DifferentWholeGirlTexasGood Friend Author: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.” HardFilmIllusionGood Films Author:John Cusack