I feel close to Lloyd in Say Anything. He was like a super-interesting version of me. Only Im not as good as him. Whatever part of me is romantic and optimistic, I reached into that to play Lloyd. – John Cusack
I love these movies where its just about the film. You dont have my face on the poster. Its all about the movie. I like that. – John Cusack
Theres also some element of coming of age during the Reagan administration, which everybody has painted as some glorious time in America, but I remember as being a very, very dark time. There was apocalypse in the air the punk rock movement made sense. – John Cusack
I was never into the popular school or clique or anything. Then I started doing movies when I was in high school, so then I got popular. Then the girls paid attention to you who didnt before. – John Cusack
I think opera has gained a kind of glamorous appeal. Its a live performance that aligns all of the arts, and when it is represented in the media, in film in particular, it is presented as something that is really a special event, whether its a great date or something thats just hugely romantic. – Renee Fleming