John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. Read full biography of John Cusack →
You can only really judge yourself in comparison to other people. How bad you are, but you're not as bad as someone else. So it's degrees of... →
Death is a billion-dollar business. They can't even pass a law where it takes seven days to get a gun. Why don't you have to go through the... →
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.
I was a teen star. That's disgusting enough.
Art is spiritual.
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.
The ages two to 15 I spent at different stages of shortness. I didn't become a tall person until I was 16.
Well, any time you do anything good, it's man versus himself, right? That's the art, the challenge.
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... →
I feel like I'm a filmmaker; I don't feel I need to yell action and cut.
I never wanted to come off as self-important.
Nope, no sex scandals yet. But I am open to offers!
Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to put yourself into it.