--- title: "11 You Quotes By John Cusack" description: "11 You quotes by John Cusack. Plus more from John Cusack and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/john-cusack-3209_did_having-people-remember-something-that-yo_3213924.png" --- > [Having people remember something that you did 25 years ago doesn't suck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/having-people-remember-something-that-you-did-25-years-ago-doesn-t/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/john-cusack-3209_did_having-people-remember-something-that-yo_3213924.png) > [Most movies, once the action starts there's no more characters. You say a couple of dumb lines and then there's just explosions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/most-movies-once-the-action-starts-there-s-no-more-characters-you-say/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/john-cusack-3209_action_most-movies-once-the-action-starts-there_2817909.png) > [My point was that it's hard to make good films, but I'm not under any illusion that you do all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/my-point-was-that-it-s-hard-to-make-good-films-but-i-m-not-under-any/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d84/john-cusack-3209_any_my-point-was-that-it-s-hard-to-make-good_131407.png) > [I just love the process of working with other actors. It's like jamming with a musician, except it takes a little more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-just-love-the-process-of-working-with-other-actors-it-s-like/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/john-cusack-3209_actor_i-just-love-the-process-of-working-with_172292.png) > [You just try to get the best jobs that you can get. Sometimes I produce my own movies, so that's your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/you-just-try-to-get-the-best-jobs-that-you-can-get-sometimes-i/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/john-cusack-3209_aware_you-just-try-to-get-the-best-jobs-that-y_44691.png) > [I think good actors can sort of see into people and immediately you have a chemistry with them or not. It's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-think-good-actors-can-sort-of-see-into-people-and-immediately-you/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/415/john-cusack-3209_actor_i-think-good-actors-can-sort-of-see-into_688868.png) > [I always liked it when people go back in time to discover things about themselves, like with 'A Christmas Carol' and you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-always-liked-it-when-people-go-back-in-time-to-discover-things/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3c/john-cusack-3209_about_i-always-liked-it-when-people-go-back-in_2887217.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-think-being-self-referential-is-really-narcissistic-who-s-to-say/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c3/john-cusack-3209_anybody_i-think-being-self-referential-is-really_1760144.png) > [Well, I think any actor can probably identify with being a professional liar. You don't always look at yourself that way, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/well-i-think-any-actor-can-probably-identify-with-being-a/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/959/john-cusack-3209_actor_well-i-think-any-actor-can-probably-iden_1647071.png) > [I think that taking night trains or meeting someone on the road is pretty romantic. I've done a couple of things like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-think-that-taking-night-trains-or-meeting-someone-on-the-road-is/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/john-cusack-3209_couple_i-think-that-taking-night-trains-or-meet_2854198.png) > [I remember once acting really cool on a bus with this girl named Stephanie. When I got home, I realized that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-remember-once-acting-really-cool-on-a-bus-with-this-girl-named/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/john-cusack-3209_acne_i-remember-once-acting-really-cool-on-a_819618.png) ## Other authors on You ## More by John Cusack > [The elderly have so much to offer. They're our link with history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/the-elderly-have-so-much-to-offer-they-re-our-link-with-history/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/you-just-try-to-get-the-best-jobs-that-you-can-get-sometimes-i/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/but-you-know-i-m-sorry-i-think-democracy-requires-participation-i/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/if-you-help-manufacture-an-enemy-that-s-really-evil-you-can-point-to/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/my-point-was-that-it-s-hard-to-make-good-films-but-i-m-not-under-any/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [I read Noam Chomsky. I like some of Gore Vidal's stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-read-noam-chomsky-i-like-some-of-gore-vidal-s-stuff/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/there-s-also-some-element-of-coming-of-age-during-the-reagan/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/you-can-only-really-judge-yourself-in-comparison-to-other-people-how/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [But no, I don't really like romantic comedies, so I don't really care. I never go see 'em.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/but-no-i-don-t-really-like-romantic-comedies-so-i-don-t-really-care-i/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [I was a teen star. That's disgusting enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-was-a-teen-star-that-s-disgusting-enough/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [Well, acting itself is a form of rebellion, always. Getting up there in front of people, telling stories - you're kind of going against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/well-acting-itself-is-a-form-of-rebellion-always-getting-up-there-in/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-think-everything-has-some-politics-to-it-it-s-just-whether-or-not/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-just-love-the-process-of-working-with-other-actors-it-s-like/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [Maybe the absence of signs is a sign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/maybe-the-absence-of-signs-is-a-sign/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) > [Satire is meant to have teeth; satire is meant to be dangerous. But it also happens to be fun because subversion and telling the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/satire-is-meant-to-have-teeth-satire-is-meant-to-be-dangerous-but-it/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/john-cusack/#itemlist", "name": "11 You Quotes By John Cusack", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Having people remember something that you did 25 years ago doesn't suck.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Cusack" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/having-people-remember-something-that-you-did-25-years-ago-doesn-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/john-cusack-3209_did_having-people-remember-something-that-yo_3213924.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/john-cusack-3209_did_having-people-remember-something-that-yo_3213924.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/john-cusack-3209_did_having-people-remember-something-that-yo_3213924.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Having people remember something that you did 25 years ago doesn't suck.” — John Cusack", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most movies, once the action starts there's no more characters. 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