Poe had this curious kind of alchemical courage, where he took all the terrible things and terrors that happened in his life, all this shame and fear and pain, and turned them into great works of art. He was a… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
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… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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
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 Image
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 Image
But no, I don't really like romantic comedies, so I don't really care. I never go see 'em. — John Cusack Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
