John Cusack Quotes

Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play.

I get very excited when I get a chance to work with actors who are as passionate as I am.

I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative abilities.

In a drama, you don't make a fool of yourself.

The whole idea with acting is that you take some risks. And if you take some risks, you're really going to mess up sometimes. But it's not OK to mess up a movie; it's not OK to do that just so you can improve as an actor. But film-making takes a little bit of risk in every department.

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

Theater is a way to keep challenging myself.

Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really scripted.

Acting is all I know; being on a set is all I know.

The interesting thing about doing a play is to find a way to make it fresh and do it as though you were doing it for the first time.

I try to be a good, diligent actor.

Acting is never done. We're trying to keep it real and make sure that you're entertained and it seems unrehearsed.

I like the idea of acting. Of all these things I've done, sometimes I think I've done well, and sometimes I think I didn't do well, but they are more cameos, and I come in and be crazy.

I love to do very long and complicated scenes.

Acting has always been my passion and will remain so.

When you act with phenomenal actors, it makes your job much easier because all you have to do is react.

I'm not a trained actor. I surrender to my directors, and they make me act.

When I call 'Action,' I love to be surprised. And the actors I've been fortunate enough to work with always surprise me in the best ways.

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.

I've worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn't really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively.

It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her.

What you learn from studying acting is that you have to have the courage to just make strong choices.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

I was offered a lot of supporting crazy parts in comedies because that's all I had done.