Joan Cusack Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I want my kids to experience passion. I want them to see that I have things I feel passionate about because it is such a great feeling to really love something.”

“It's nice to be able to work; I'd love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. It's hard being a parent and being in a good marriage, and it all takes a lot of work, but if you're not there you can't do any of it.”

“Mum has always been a huge anti-war activist. She would go off to protest and get arrested. I have her passion, but it is not for politics. I am much more interested in psychology. It's more my job and my natural inclination.”

“We need comedies in the world! We need to laugh, it's all so hard.”

“I think there's a million talented people out there, it's just a matter of luck a lot of the time.”

“I mean, the country was founded on free enterprise. There's good things about it, and there's obviously bad things about it.”

“I think if you're in this business, like any high-stakes business, the highs and lows can make you a manic-depressive person, if you weren't that way to start with. 'Cause it's just so crazy on your psyche. A lot of it has to do with people thinking they're greater than someone else.”

“It was a terrible blow that was dealt when I was fired from 'Saturday Night Live', but I have to say that a few doors opened right away. Movie roles started to roll in, and pretty soon, I was over it.”

“I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious.”

“Bulgaria is fascinating. Because it had been a Communist country until the mid-80s, so it had just recently transitioned. And there were still the police towers on the street corners, where they look down - they were still there, although no one was in them.”