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Joan Cusack Biography

Joan Mary Cusack (/ˈkjuːsæk/; born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama Working Girl (1988) and the romantic comedy In & Out (1997), as well as one Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the latter. She is also the voice of Jessie in the Toy Story franchise.

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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.

Hard, Hard Work, Kids, Meaningful, Relationship

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.

Crazy, Highs, Kids, Life, Make, 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.

Balance, Huge, Kids, Social, Sports, Thinking

I think America has a bad rap right now. . . and hopefully Obama will change that.

America, Change, Hopefully, Rap, Right, Thinking

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

Acting, Character, Come, Helped, Self, Thinking

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.

Interested, Obviously, Passion, People, Psychological, Psychology

Skating is big in Chicago. There's a lot of hockey; a lot of the boys play hockey. And figure skating is big.

Boys, Chicago, Figure, Hockey, Play

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.

Curious, Field, Gets, Lucky, The End Of The Day, World

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.

Character, Children, Figure, Kids, Parent, Work

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.

Mean, People, Psychology, Think, Thinking

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.

Big, Impact, Intense, Mean, Parent

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.

Adopt, Kids, Like, Looks, Values, Want

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.

Everything, Matter, Think, Thinking, Work, Working Together

I think it's fun to have work that you can relate to, that you can feel like is meaningful.

Meaningful, Fun, Thinking, Think, Like

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.

Crazy, Make, People, Person, Thinking

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.

Chicago, Culture, History, New York, Place, Same

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.

Crazy, Healthy, Important, Things, Person

It's incredibly, incredibly difficult to get a movie made.

Difficult, Incredibly, Made, Movie

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.

Avoiding, Avoiding Life, Family, Men, Needs, Relationships

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.

Four, Friends, Friendship, Like, Play, Playing

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