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Poets are political, they hav...

Poets are political, they have to be reflections of their times [because] they're living in their times... Poetry is political in that it's standing in opposition to fascism. Good poetry asks a bunch of questions and asks the audience to interact with themselves or see themselves in it; maybe you like it or you don't like it. But the fascist sort of stuff plays on your fears and tells you to jump on the party line and gives some simple excuses - blame this person.

John Cusack 164 quotes

All the choices we make in ou...

All the choices we make in our life are pointless. There’s no escaping the inevitable.

John Cusack 164 quotes

I don't agonize over decision...

I don't agonize over decisions as much these days. The criteria of what's important to me is clear. The insecurity that you feel, and the paranoia that you feel, have been around for a long time - you know it's a liar because it's been lying to you all along - every time you start something new.

John Cusack 164 quotes

I never really saw myself as ...

I never really saw myself as an activist but at some point the activist is the only moral position to take.

John Cusack 164 quotes

I just love the process of wo...

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 get to that place as an actor, because you have the cameras and lights and everything. But I love jamming with these people.

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I was never a joiner. I tried...

I was never a joiner. I tried - I had people I admired and liked and wanted to hang with, but I ended up starting a theatre company and that took me back to Chicago... I guess I wasn't a scenester in the end. Something must have worked out right, as I'm still here - but I'm only a binge socialite.

John Cusack 164 quotes

Roy, the guy I play in 'The G...

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 164 quotes

I wanted to just be a filmmak...

I wanted to just be a filmmaker, and I thought I wanted to do all the aspects, and it seemed like as a producer was the best way to do it, because I could have... You never have control on a movie, but you have as much control as you can.

John Cusack 164 quotes

Usually I do everything rever...

Usually I do everything reverse. I practice something in movies and then I try it in real life.

John Cusack 164 quotes

If I'm in something that I th...

If I'm in something that I think is kinda good, it stays with me like a fever dream for a long time afterwards. I don't recall the finished product so much as the feeling of making it.

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You just try to get the best ...

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 vision. That helps things. I don't know what it is. Probably just circumstance. I've definitely been aware of the fact that I want to do different things.

John Cusack 164 quotes

I don't tend to think in term...

I don't tend to think in terms of a moral authority - be a good boy, do good things - more in terms of what feels right.

John Cusack 164 quotes

It's something we, guys, have...

It's something we, guys, have all done. Made tapes for girls, trying to impress them, to meet them on a shared plane of aesthetics. Read them someone else's poetry because they do poetry better than you could do it, because you're too awkward to do it.

John Cusack 164 quotes

I remember once acting really...

I remember once acting really cool on a bus with this girl named Stephanie. When I got home, I realized that I had a really big zit on my forehead. If you have acne problems, you really shouldn't be acting like Don Juan.

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I feel close to Lloyd in 'Say...

I feel close to Lloyd in 'Say Anything'. He was like a super-interesting version of me. Only I'm not as good as him. Whatever part of me is romantic and optimistic, I reached into that to play Lloyd.

John Cusack 164 quotes

Most movies, once the action s...

Most movies, once the action starts there's no more characters. You say a couple of dumb lines and then there's just explosions until the end.

John Cusack 164 quotes

It's something we, guys, have ...

It's something we, guys, have all done. Made tapes for girls, trying to impress them, to meet them on a shared plane of aesthetics. Read them someone else's poetry because they do poetry better than you could do it, because you're too awkward to do it.

John Cusack 164 quotes

But no, I don't really like ro...

But no, I don't really like romantic comedies, so I don't really care. I never go see 'em.

John Cusack 164 quotes

Acting can be pretty challengi...

Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to put yourself into it.

John Cusack 164 quotes

I remember the '80s being abou...

I remember the '80s being about the Cold War and Reagan and the homeless problem and AIDS. To me, it was kind of a dark, depressing time.

John Cusack 164 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....