John Cusack turns 44 today and he very well may be the greatest actor of his generation.

Really, anyone who can ski down the K2 on one ski, must be given at least hero status.  (If you haven’t seen Cusack’s crowning achievement “Better Off Dead,” go rent it now.)  We know Cusack s a true man, because his character Lloyd Dobbler took the advice of his girlfriends in “Say Anything“  who said :

“The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don’t be a guy.”

He also gave us this sage advice on job hunting:

“I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don’t want to do that.”

If every school counselor in the world would just teach that to their students, the world may be a better place.

Keep the hits coming John.  We love your often quiet and reserved, yet sometimes explosively snarky ways.