Washington DC, Dec. 29 -- Actor John Cusack revealed that he had one condition before agreeing to star in the iconic 1989 romantic comedy 'Say Anything'. The 59-year-old shared his reflections during the recent screening of the film at New York City's Kings Theatre, reported People.

Cusack said he agreed to play protagonist Lloyd Dobler only if director Cameron Crowe allowed him to make changes to the script. "People don't talk like that," Cusack recalled thinking after reading the original script. He explained that much of the dialogue reflected the perspective of a "45 to 50-year-old professional writer" rather than authentic young people.

Cusack recalled telling Crowe, 68, that he would only take on the role "if I can rewrite the par...