John Cusack Quotes

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 towards self-destruction. Poe is the godfather of Goth literature and that whole movement.

John Cusack

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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The challenge of pollution and global warming is no longer the science, or the rate of innovation, but the rate of implementation: We have the clean solutions; now let's bundle them and install them.

Jens Martin Skibsted

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'Fargo' was the turnaround for me, in terms of film, because it was a part; it wasn't a line.

John Carroll Lynch

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There are no subtleties in a war zone. I think that's why comedy does so well there. It goes right for the gut. So those punch lines start penetrating the bullet-proof vests.

Jeff Ross

WarStartThinkComedyWhyRight

Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

Robert A. Heinlein

PeoplePoliticalDesireWantNever

Zidane was just so majestic on the ball, relaxed. He oozed class, and I loved watching him. I remember France against Brazil in 2006. One of those game, I just couldn't believe the class of him.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

GameBelieveLovedRememberClass

I think the power of Stieg Larsson's stories is that he has the guts to show the hidden spots in the side of Sweden. That gave us a push to say that for the first time. That they can't have with the American version.

Michael Nyqvist

PowerTimeThinkAmericanPushSay

Allison Janney is amazing, and Anna Faris was a revelation to me.

Mimi Kennedy

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I do so much travelling in my work that my suitcase is always packed, with my passport ready. I rarely unpack, as I am constantly on the move.

Jools Holland

WorkI AmReadyAlwaysPassport

Nerds get caught up in minutiae, because there is a tremendous and fulfilling sense of control in understanding every single detail of a thing more than any other living creature.

Chris Hardwick

DetailControlUnderstandingLiving

I graduated college and moved back home, started helping my dad, did landscaping for a living.

Chris Lane

HomeCollegeBackLivingStarted

And at ten, or whatever time, in the morning we had the press conference, what we knew is there had been an incident at Three Mile Island, that it was shut down, that there was water that had escaped but it was contained.

William Scranton

MorningTimeWaterDownThreeBeen

My job is not to make decisions but to set stretch objectives and help our managers work out how to reach them.

Sergio Marchionne

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