I think America has a bad rap right now... and hopefully Obama will change that. Joan Cusack More Quotes by Joan Cusack More Quotes From Joan Cusack Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or an athlete. Children should be given the opportunity to be themselves. Joan Cusack athlete kids children Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear. Doesn't make me Madonna. Never will. Joan Cusack underwear house sometimes You know, I think I'm more of a micro-person, so to me, the context and the framework of trying to do what you love and feel passionate about, in supporting your family in that way, is the most important thing to me. Joan Cusack important trying thinking It's important to being a healthy person. So while you're here on the earth, you might as well enjoy it. And it's hard to enjoy things when you're crazy. Joan Cusack healthy crazy important I was never the 'babe,' so I knew I'd never get those big roles. I'd always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick. Joan Cusack quirky sidekicks friendship We need comedies in the world! We need to laugh, it's all so hard. Joan Cusack laughing world needs I think there's a million talented people out there, it's just a matter of luck a lot of the time. And good training, which we were lucky to have. And I think that's what people are curious about - other people, and what they're like. Joan Cusack luck people thinking I think that everything's hard now anyways, so you might as well do stuff that you love and believe in. Joan Cusack might believe thinking As a parent, you have to figure out how to shape your kid's character. You want to have human beings who learn about good character. You have to be able to see your child with clarity, see the good side and the bad side of them, and work on the bad side and make them better so they fulfill their potential. Joan Cusack character kids children I think that a lot of women get out of the business because it's so not family-friendly. And so women that could be in there making good women-roles don't do it, 'cause they're smart and get out. But I think there is a consequence to that. I think us gals need to stay in and just change the way it works, so men aren't being workaholics and avoiding life and relationships, and they can make films in a reasonable amount of time, so you can have a family and a life outside of work. And have more balanced, content-driven, enjoyable movies. Joan Cusack smart men thinking I'm interested in acting roles that I want to do, that are meaningful to me in some way. I think, because my kids are still pretty young, if something is meaningful and it's a good little part that I could do or feel that I can have fun with, then I'm interested in it. I'd like to be able to do a TV show or something and really have a voice in it. Joan Cusack fun meaningful kids I don't think it's very healthy to hold people to idealized views. I think that's a certain stage in life, something kids do. You have to go through that idealistic phase with your parents, but at a certain point, you need to see people as just people. And everyone's pretty similar. I think if you're in the showbusiness, 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. Joan Cusack crazy kids thinking I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and I'm lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys. Joan Cusack parenting emotional kids A relationship is hard in and of itself. And having kids is really hard work, but I think it's really meaningful, as is a relationship. But they all take work. Joan Cusack hard-work meaningful kids You know, I loved math. My mom was a math teacher. Joan Cusack mom math teacher Can they do both? That's a huge balance, I think, with kids- trying to find the right- it's everything, you know, it's social life, it's academics, it's sports. Joan Cusack sports kids thinking Maybe I'm more drawn to those kind of parts because they are meaningful to me. I mean, more parent-y ones, I find them interesting to do. Joan Cusack parent meaningful interesting I tend to come from a more psychological - that's sort of my passion. I'm interested in the psychology of politics as well - and obviously I'm interested in what's going on in the world - but my passion is more the psychology of people. Joan Cusack psychology passion people I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious. Joan Cusack self character thinking In L.A., it's easy to get caught up in what you look like or how much money you have, and those aren't values I want my kids to adopt. Joan Cusack want kids looks
