I kept saying that Id never live in L.A., and I didnt think I would. But thats where the work is, and I ended up making a lot of friends there, and my old friends moved out to Los Angeles too. And also, I think when youre famous, its hard to live in a small town. – John Cusack
Any time you stop looking at evil as a black and white thing, its helpful. So the fact that there wont be any obligatory Islamic terrorist stereotypes in movies any more, thatd be helpful. – John Cusack
There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no reason at all – itll be ten oclock and theyll tell you its nine. Youre looking at the clock and you cant even fathom why theyre lying. They just lie because thats what they do. – John Cusack
With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how youre gonna get out of it. Its like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When youre acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling. – John Cusack
To put it simply – you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I dont buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing. – Evangeline Lilly