The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.
John CusackMy point was that it's hard to make good films, but I'm not under any illusion that you do all the time.
John CusackThe more you expose yourself as a celebrity, the less interesting you are to watch in your work, because if you're putting yourself out there all the time, you're not holding anything back.
John CusackIt'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 CusackIf you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be politically correct when you do that.
John CusackI don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.
John Cusack