John Cusack speaks!
So as advertised previously, John Cusack joined host James Lipton for this week's "Inside the Actor's Studio" last night on Bravo. At the Stuck in the 80s household, it was a holiday celebration marked by the traditional treats of processed cheese slices and vienna sausages on a toothpick.
How did Cusack do? Ooookay. He was polite. A little quiet. The only 80s movie that got significant attention was "Say Anything." (Class, The Sure Thing and Sixteen Candles were mentioned in passing; no mention of Better Off Dead.)
For his hard-core fans, there wasn't any new ground unearthed during the hour-long interview. So the only real drama was waiting for his answers to the infamous Bernard Pivot questionnaire. So here are Cusack's answers:
1. Favorite word: Kinkajou
2. Least-favorite word: Ferret
3. What turns you on: Energy
4. What turns you off: Passivity
5. Sound or noise you love: A home run
6. Sound or noise you hate: A home run against the Cubs
7. Favorite curse word: (He choose 3 words unprintable here, including the most dreaded of all curse words.)
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? A musician
9. What profession would you not like to do? Anything with a morgue or dead bodies.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "What happened?"
That's not even close to what Lloyd Dobler would say.
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Did he say Kingaju or Kinkajou?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkajou
Posted by: Andy Fan | December 04, 2007 at 01:07 PM
He said, "Kinkajou".
I saw the last 1/2 hour of this interview, which I was informed but not enthralled.
He did say the dreaded curse word to end all curse words. I HATE that word!!! The other 2 were actually speakable.
Posted by: Spiky Sandy | December 04, 2007 at 01:40 PM
I will say that John looks like he has had a little botox treatment.
Posted by: Bassnote | December 04, 2007 at 01:40 PM
I felt that the first half of the show seem extremely edited and rushed which happens when actors have a large body of work. But yet when practically all they do is mention a movie before moving on to the next, I have to wonder what the point is. I would much rather cut out the Q&A at the end and spend more time on the actor's experiences or have the episode be more than an hour long.
Posted by: 80sfan | December 04, 2007 at 01:50 PM
Yeah, Sandy, I was shocked when he said the most dreaded of all curse words. And that's one of his favorites? Ouch.
Posted by: Spears | December 04, 2007 at 01:54 PM
Hey! I don't have Bravo. So, I missed the "dreaded of all curse words." Steve, maybe you can whisper it in my ear. Ifi it's what I think it is, well... you know.
Posted by: Marissa | December 04, 2007 at 11:22 PM
I agree whit him ..."Anything with a morgue or dead bodies." even his face says "I can be a murder" :)
Posted by: Ernesto Schutz Ramirez | February 12, 2008 at 11:44 AM