John Cusack movie quotes

“- Craig Schwartz: There's a tiny door in my office, Maxine. It's a portal and it takes you inside John Malkovich. You see the world through John Malkovich's eyes... and then after about 15 minutes, you're spit out... into a ditch on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike.
- Maxine Lund: Sounds great! Who the fuck is John Malkovich?
- Craig Schwartz...” (continue)(continue reading)
John Cusack - Craig Schwartz
Catherine Keener - Maxine Lund

“- John Malkovich: I have seen a world that no man should see!
- Craig Schwartz: Really? Because for most people it's a rather enjoyable experience.”

John Malkovich - Himself
John Cusack - Craig Schwartz

Junk food doesn't deserve the bad rap that it gets. Take these pork rinds for example. This particular brand contains two percent of the R.D.A. that's "recommended daily allowance", of Riboflavin.
John Cusack - Walter "Gib" Gibson

“I'm tired of everything else, for that matter. But I don't ever seem to get tired of you.”

John Cusack - Rob Gordon

- Kate Curtis: Do you think people change?
- Jackson Curtis: By "people", do you mean me?
- Kate Curtis: Yes. Do you think you've changed since we separated?
- Jackson Curtis: I certainly eat a lot more cereal now.
Amanda Peet - Kate Curtis
John Cusack - Jackson Curtis

“I've started to make a tape... in my head... for Laura. Full of stuff she likes. Full of stuff that make her happy. For the first time I can sort of see how that is done.”

John Cusack - Rob Gordon

“- Vladimir: An unspoken attraction!
- Dimitri: Attraction?! To that skinny little brat? Have you lost your mind?
- Vladimir: I was only asking a simple question...
- Dimitri: Attraction... ridiculous!”

Kelsey Grammer - Vladimir
John Cusack - Dimitri

“- Diane Court: I have this theory of convergence, that good things always happen with bad things. I know you have to deal with them at the same time, but I just don't know why they have to happen at the same time. I just wish I could work out some schedule. Am I just babbling? Do you know what I mean?
- Lloyd Dobler: No.”
Ione Skye - Diane Court
John Cusack - Lloyd Dobler

“- David Shayne: Was there nothing in the original draft that you feel was worth saving?
- Helen Sinclair: The stage directions were lucid. Best I've ever seen... and the color of the binder. Good choice.
- David Shayne: Thank you. I've always had a flair for stage directions.”
John Cusack - David Shayne
Dianne Wiest - Helen Sinclair

- Vince Larkin: We got you a seat right next to him, and he's known to be somewhat garrulous in the company of thieves.
- Duncan Malloy: Garrulous? What the fuck is garrulous?
- Vince Larkin: That would be loquacious, verbose, effusive. How about chatty?
- Duncan Malloy: [to Devers] What's with Dictionary Boy?
- Vince Larkin: "Thesaurus Boy" I... (continue)(continue reading)
John Cusack - Vince Larkin
Colm Meaney - Duncan Malloy

“- Debi Newberry: How come you never learned that it was wrong? That there are certain things you do not do, you do not do in a civilized society?
- Martin Q. Blank: Which civilizations are we talking about?
- Debi Newberry: Oh, shut up!
- Martin Q. Blank: I mean, history...
- Debi Newberry: Shut up!”

Minnie Driver - Debi Newberry
John Cusack - Martin Q. Blank

“- Rob Gordon: Liking both Marvin Gaye and Art Garfunkel is like supporting both the Israelis and the Palestinians.
- Laura: No, it's really not, Rob. You know why? Because Marvin Gaye and Art Garfunkel make pop records.
- Rob Gordon: Made. Made. Marvin Gaye is dead. His father shot him.”
John Cusack - Rob Gordon
Iben Hjejle - Laura

“People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I...” (continue)(continue reading)
John Cusack - Rob Gordon

“- Martin Q. Blank: This your Beemer?
- Paul Spericki: Yeah.
- Martin Q. Blank: In Detroit? That's sacrilege!”
John Cusack - Martin Q. Blank
Jeremy Piven - Paul Spericki

“- Bruce Springsteen: Give that big final good luck and goodbye to your all time top-five and just move on down the road.
- Rob Gordon: Good luck, goodbye. Thanks, Boss.”

Bruce Springsteen - Himself
John Cusack - Rob Gordon

“- Anastasia: And to think that could have been you.
- Dimitri: If we live through this, remind me to thank you.”

Meg Ryan - Anastasia
John Cusack - Dimitri

- Josh Tager: Look, Ivan... I hope you're not putting too much faith in me. I don't even know if I...
- Ivan Alexeev: "IF"? Instant Failure! "FEAR" - False Evidence Appearing Real! We've talked about this!
Tim Robbins - Josh Tager
John Cusack - Ivan Alexeev

“- Sheldon Flender: I'm gonna give you some advice. The same advice that was given to me many years ago when I had a very similar dilemma.
- David Shayne: Similar to mine. To...
- Sheldon Flender: Yes. Yes.
- David Shayne: What did you do? What?
- Sheldon Flender: You gotta do what you gotta do.”
Rob Reiner - Sheldon Flender
John Cusack - David Shayne

“- Mr. Bart Newberry: What have you been doing with your life?
- Marty: Uh... professional killer.
- Mr. Bart Newberry: Oh! Good for you, it's a... growth industry.”
Mitchell Ryan - Mr. Bart Newberry
John Cusack - Martin Q. Blank

“The making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many do's and don'ts. First of all you're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing.”
John Cusack - Rob Gordon

Okay, how ya doing? I'm Lloyd, and we're gonna watch the movie "Cocoon". I've never actually seen it, but I heard it's very good, it makes you happy, thats a good thing. It's about a group of older people who go to outer space... hope I didn't give anything away there.
John Cusack - Lloyd Dobler

“- David Shayne: Your taste is exquisite.
- Helen Sinclair: My taste is superb. My eyes are exquisite.”
John Cusack - David Shayne
Dianne Wiest - Helen Sinclair

“I've never met anyone like you before. Usually when I meet someone new I feel awkward and shy. But with you it's different. I can talk to you. You know what I'm thinking without my having to explain to you in fancy terms. We speak each other's unspoken language... fluently. I love you.”

John Cusack - Walter "Gib" Gibson

- Nick: Sorry you guys had to hear that. Some problems with the firm.
- David Shayne: Really? What type of firm is it, Nick?
- Nick: It's a "don't stick your nose in other people's business and it won't get broken" type of firm.
Joe Viterelli - Nick Valenti
John Cusack - David Shayne

“- Charlie Arglist: It's Christmas! Everyone's nice on Christmas!
- Vic Cavanaugh: Only morons are nice on Christmas.”
John Cusack - Charlie Arglist
Billy Bob Thornton - Vic Cavanaugh