I think just because life is hard, it does seem fun to have a break and laugh about things, so I think in the end, my instincts go there. Joan Cusack More Quotes by Joan Cusack More Quotes From Joan Cusack You're curious about someone, or why they're doing what they're doing. Because everyone who gets to work in this field is so lucky, and it's such a rarified world, I understand that. At the end of the day, I'm interested in demystifying it. Joan Cusack the-end-of-the-day lucky world 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 avoiding-life men needs 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. Joan Cusack crazy people thinking The fact of the matter is, if you have to have a process, I think, to figure out how to make everything work together, you just don't get that. But maybe there's a way to do it. Joan Cusack working-together matter thinking As a woman, you listen to more female singers, like guys listen to more rock bands. So in that way, they influence you because you're trying to create an identity; you look to others to model. Joan Cusack rocks guy trying 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. Joan Cusack good-woman smart friendly My first job now is as a mother, everything else is secondary. My kids understand that I am an actress, and they are always so surprised to hear my voice on a cartoon character, or see my face on a video box. If it ever gets to be too much though, the career and the kids, I will simply set the career aside. Joan Cusack mother jobs character It's incredibly, incredibly difficult to get a movie made. Joan Cusack difficult made I can't imagine being a single parent or a single parent that doesn't have a lot of money. That's a big, huge impact on your life and your dynamic and everything - I mean, that's huge. It affects how much you have a break from just concentrating on just one other person in your life. It becomes so myopic that way, and more intense, probably. Joan Cusack impact parent mean I think America has a bad rap right now... and hopefully Obama will change that. Joan Cusack rap america thinking I think there's nothing better than laughing in life, so that's nice, to be thought of as someone who can make someone laugh. It's 'cause I think life is hard. You know, my dad was a really silly man. A great Irish silly man. And that's fine. Joan Cusack dad nice silly It was fun; you know, at this point in my life it's like, I want to do stuff that's meaningful. Joan Cusack want fun meaningful I think it's fun to have work that you can relate to, that you can feel like is meaningful. Joan Cusack fun meaningful thinking I play- it's kind of like a slice-of-life, LA women in their forties, playing forty kind of what's their friendship like, and what's their life like and so I just play one of the four friends. Joan Cusack four play friendship I love Chicago. It's such a great town, and it's got great culture and great history, and it's not as extreme as LA or New York, and it's just- it's hard for me for work, because I don't live and work in the same place and that's tough. But I'm- I love it. Joan Cusack chicago new-york culture I mean that I think I find the psychology of people more interesting than politics. I think the psychology of politics is more interesting than straight politics. Joan Cusack mean people thinking Because 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. Joan Cusack views kids thinking 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. Joan Cusack tv-shows nice parent Skating is big in Chicago. There's a lot of hockey; a lot of the boys play hockey. And figure skating is big. Joan Cusack hockey play boys I think there's a million talented people out there, it's just a matter of luck a lot of the time. Joan Cusack luck people thinking
