The 1997 movie John Cusack only made for the money: “Depends on your definition of success”The age-old dilemma of what success looks like in the creative world rages on, and whether we’re talking about movie stars or rock stars, there doesn’t seem to be a definitive answer. At the end of the day, everyone needs to get paid, so most actors will make at least one movie solely for the money. This was a dilemma that once faced John Cusack, who had opportunities to do big blockbuster movies but wasn’t sure whether it made sense to take them on. You have to let people have one off every now and then, and for Cusack, that exception came in the form of Con Air. Is High Fidelity or Being John Malkovich a success?