It's like those high-school yearbook photos that everyone would rather not see: Oh my God, look at that mullet hair. I have those photos too, but for me, they're, like, entire movies. And they show them on cable.
John CusackMost 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 CusackI think any actor can probably identify with being a professional liar. You don't always look at yourself that way, but I know a lot of days I do.
John CusackI was raised Irish Catholic, but I don't consider myself Irish Catholic: I consider myself me, an American.
John CusackI grew up in Evanston and lived in Chicago for a long time, in Old Town and Wrigleyville. I did three films when I was in high school. The first was 'Class,' with Rob Lowe. I had a supporting role in that.
John CusackI 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.
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