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.
More Quotes by John Cusack
Art is spiritual.
I force people to have coffee with me, just because I don't trust that a friendship can be maintained without any other senses besides a computer or cellphone screen.
Usually I do everything reverse. I practice something in movies and then I try it in real life.
I love these movies where it's just about the film. You don't have my face on the poster. It's all about the movie. I like that.
Any time you stop looking at evil as a black and white thing, it's helpful. So the fact that there won't be any obligatory Islamic terrorist stereotypes in movies any more, that'd be helpful.
Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music?