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 Copy Share Image
It's a very frightening time when something as basic as due process is seen as somehow radical. — John Cusack Copy Share Image
Sometimes you meet people and you feel like you've known them for a long time. — John Cusack Copy Share Image
I try not to dwell on the past. I'm not a big go-back-and-try-to-relive-your-past kinda person. — John Cusack Copy Share Image
Well, any time you do anything good, it's man versus himself, right? That's the art, the challenge. — John Cusack Copy Share Image
People try to keep their past, like kind of holding on to their past. Every Springsteen song talks about that. — John Cusack Copy Share Image
Any time you stop looking at evil as a black and white thing, it's helpful. So the fact that there won't be… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
If I'm in something that I think is kinda good, it stays with me like a fever dream for a long time… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
There's also some element of coming of age during the Reagan administration, which everybody has painted as some glorious time in America,… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
I always liked it when people go back in time to discover things about themselves, like with 'A Christmas Carol' and you're… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
I grew up in Evanston and lived in Chicago for a long time, in Old Town and Wrigleyville. I did three films… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
I remember the '80s being about the Cold War and Reagan and the homeless problem and AIDS. To me, it was kind… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
Probably Lloyd in 'Say Anything' is the closest to me - or to who I was at the time. It was just… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
Poets are political, they have to be reflections of their times [because] they're living in their times... Poetry is political in that… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
I don't agonize over decisions as much these days. The criteria of what's important to me is clear. The insecurity that you… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
You just try to get the best jobs that you can get. Sometimes I produce my own movies, so that's your own sort of… — John Cusack Copy Share
But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of… — John Cusack Copy Share
If you help manufacture an enemy that's really evil, you can point to the fact that it's really evil, and say, "Hey, it's really… — John Cusack Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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… — John Cusack Copy Share
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… — John Cusack Copy Share
But no, I don't really like romantic comedies, so I don't really care. I never go see 'em. — John Cusack Copy Share
Well, acting itself is a form of rebellion, always. Getting up there in front of people, telling stories - you're kind of going against… — John Cusack Copy Share
I think everything has some politics to it. It's just whether or not it admits to it. Politics is weird. I don't even know… — John Cusack Copy Share
I just love the process of working with other actors. It's like jamming with a musician, except it takes a little more effort to… — John Cusack Copy Share
Satire is meant to have teeth; satire is meant to be dangerous. But it also happens to be fun because subversion and telling the… — John Cusack Copy Share
![“Poets are political, they have to be reflections of their times [because] they're living in their times... Poetry is political in that it's standing in opposition to fascism. Good poetry asks a bunch of questions and asks the audience to interact with themselves or see themselves in it; maybe you…” quote by John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3ee/john-cusack-3209_asks_poets-are-political-they-have-to-be-refl_951168.png)
