Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack is an American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama Working Girland the romantic comedy In & Outas well as one Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth11 October 1962
CountryUnited States of America
country police towers
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.
mother jobs character
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.
children athlete kids
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.
kids looks want
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.
meaningful fun want
It was fun; you know, at this point in my life it's like, I want to do stuff that's meaningful.
meaningful fun thinking
I think it's fun to have work that you can relate to, that you can feel like is meaningful.
kids boys emotional
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.
men needs avoiding-life
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.
rap thinking america
I think America has a bad rap right now... and hopefully Obama will change that.
character thinking play
I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious.
smart good-woman friendly
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.
meaningful interesting parent
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.
meaningful kids hard-work
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.
sports kids thinking
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.