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.

Quote by John Cusack

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People try to keep their past, like kind of holding on to their past. Every...

People try to keep their past, like kind of holding on to their past. Every...

I feel like I'm a filmmaker; I don't feel I need to yell action and...

I feel like I'm a filmmaker; I don't feel I need to yell action and...

I was never interested in being an overly public person.

I was never interested in being an overly public person.

I guess maybe I'm idealistic.

I guess maybe I'm idealistic.

The reason bin Laden staggered the planes going into the towers was so every camera...

The reason bin Laden staggered the planes going into the towers was so every camera...

I've seen the people who talk about their love lives in print invariably have doomed...

I've seen the people who talk about their love lives in print invariably have doomed...

I like the George Romero films, which were really great, social satire movies; really twisted.

I like the George Romero films, which were really great, social satire movies; really twisted.

Any time you stop looking at evil as a black and white thing, it's helpful....

Any time you stop looking at evil as a black and white thing, it's helpful....

If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be...

If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be...

There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no...

There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no...

Hitler was so modern, in that he was obsessed with being famous. He was caught...

Hitler was so modern, in that he was obsessed with being famous. He was caught...

Art is spiritual.

Art is spiritual.

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen...

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen...

I was raised Catholic until I was old enough to say no.

I was raised Catholic until I was old enough to say no.

Death is a billion-dollar business. They can't even pass a law where it takes seven...

Death is a billion-dollar business. They can't even pass a law where it takes seven...

New York's like a boxing match. In Hollywood, it's like a Fellini movie or something.

New York's like a boxing match. In Hollywood, it's like a Fellini movie or something.

When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death....

When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death....

Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What...

Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What...

I'm a passionate believer in the inherent creativity possessed by all people and our inherent...

I'm a passionate believer in the inherent creativity possessed by all people and our inherent...

Let architects sing of aesthetics that bring Rich clients in hordes to their knees; Just...

Let architects sing of aesthetics that bring Rich clients in hordes to their knees; Just...