John Cusack 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. – John Cusack Bleak Quotes Grifters Quotes Guy Quotes Life Quotes Mother Quotes Play Quotes Ready Quotes Roy Quotes Texas Quotes Town Quotes Trapped Quotes I remember once acting really cool on a bus with this girl named Stephanie. When I got home, I realized that I had a really big zit on my forehead. If you have acne problems, you really shouldn’t be acting like Don Juan. I should have been contrite – and apologized for exposing her to the angry pimple. I think that Poe is so resonant because he represents that part of us that is in misery or sorrowful or wants to explore the darkness. He wrote a great story called ‘The Imp of the Perverse’ about the instinct towards self-destruction. Poe is the godfather of Goth literature and that whole movement.
Rob Liefeld My entire tenth grade year, my dad was in a coma. That changes a person. It changes a kid. It makes you ridiculously independent. – Rob Liefeld
IndependenceSarah Vowell The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War – when I really think about them, they all seem about as likely as the parting of the Red Sea. – Sarah Vowell
Brian Austin Green It’s just a fact of life. Everybody grows up and goes through changes, and our audience has seen it all. – Brian Austin Green
Matthew Pearl Beginning in the 1920s and 1930s, film has been a shadow thrown over the minds of all novelists. Ever since, novelists have strained to make themselves more relevant and, whether consciously or not, novel-writing has been influenced by cinematic doctrines – by turns, embracing and defying it. – Matthew Pearl
Rajkummar Rao I have picked ‘mainstream’ films only because there is a story, and there are lovely people attached to it. That’s a conscious decision always for me. What’s the point if there is no story to tell? – Rajkummar Rao
Fred Wilson Venture capital is about capturing the value between the startup phase and the public company phase. – Fred Wilson
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