John Cusack Quotes

Roy, the guy I play in 'The Grifters,' is a guy who had a very bleak life. His mother had him at 13, and then when she was 17 or 18 and he was 4 or 5, they were trapped in a small Texas town somewhere, and she was ready to do anything to get out.

John Cusack

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 28, 1966

Topics

LifeMotherSmallTexasReadyPlay

My mom would have liked it that I patterned myself more after Jimmy Reed.

Jimmy Smith

MyselfMomMoreWouldLikedAfter

Innovative cultures transparently document spending, admit mistakes, and ask how they can do better.

Joe Lonsdale

MistakesBetterAdmitAskCultures

If you're smart enough to go to college, you should be smart and creative enough to pay for it.

Jesse Ventura

CreativeSmartCollegeEnoughYou

I never really saw myself as a comedy director, and I still don't. I see myself as a director.

Melina Matsoukas

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I can walk down the street, and 85 percent of the people on the block are really quite oblivious to me. They either think I'm probably an actor or else I installed their storm windows two years ago, or I work at their bank, or maybe I'm their cousin Marie's gynecologist. Then, to the other 15 percent of those people on the street, I'm a rock star.

Robert Picardo

WorkWalkStormPeopleMeThink

At the time I came along, Hollywood's idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in pursuit of sex, and pretty gross overall. Either that or a horror movie. And the last thing Hollywood wanted in their teen movies was teenagers!

John Hughes

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Every show is a mess at its first preview. No one's had enough time to rehearse in costumes, traffic patterns backstage haven't been worked out, machinery weighing thousands of pounds is being operated for the first time. And, also, it's the first time all the material you've written is before the public.

Maury Yeston

TimeEnoughYouTrafficFirst Time

Many of the museum directors who make an impact personally curate exhibitions.

Jeffrey Deitch

ImpactMuseumMakeWhoPersonally

Middle-earth is a universe I know very well.

Andy Serkis

UniverseKnowWellVery

I wanted to put the national interest before my personal interests.

Michael Gove

PersonalInterestNational Interest

How do we make sure that rising tides lift all boats and not just the yachts?

Tom Perez

LiftRisingSureJustTidesHow

Ego is a social fiction for which one person at a time gets all the blame.

Robert Anton Wilson

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