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John Cusack Explains Why He Pivoted Away From Acting During Rare Appearance

John Cusack made a rare public appearance at San Diego Comic-Con to introduce his new graphic novel, Momo. “Well, I always thought they were the closest things to film, really,” Cusack, 60, told Variety on Friday, July 24. “You know, you’re picking out shots and they’re so cinematic. I wanted to tell a story, but I didn’t want to negotiate telling a story.” He continued, “When you ask somebody to put $20 or $30 million into a bank account [to finance a film], they want to have an opinion and they’re afraid and all that stuff. This was, just, I wrote it and, ‘I like this sto...