John C. Reilly Quotes
I did a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his skill level was eons ahead of mine. It was really more like an abattoir - he just slaughtered my character over and over again.
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I love the idea of getting up early on Sundays and walking to the market to pick up fresh fruits and vegetables. It's a good way to start my day, and it makes me feel like I've accomplished something before other people are even awake.
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I think these people have betrayed or have forgotten their ancestors.
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People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
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I always tell people I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America.
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If someone had protected the HTML language for making Web pages, then we wouldn't have the World Wide Web.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.
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I try to live holistically and avoid conventional medicine.
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I don't know about whether I thought I would make it this big.
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It's mad because as a woman, you carry the baby for nine months, so you're very conscious that you have a little one inside you. But for a guy, it's suddenly, there's a baby there.
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When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.
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I think Col. North is first a U.S. citizen and he has the same rights as you yourself do, sir.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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To be honest, I never really wrapped my mind around winning.
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America faces a new race that has awakened.
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You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.
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It's something that I do every year - every Ramadan to be exact - taking an 18-hour flight back home to Malaysia from Los Angeles. I'm born and raised in Malaysia, and Ramadan and Eid has always been my favorite time of the year.
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We are constantly competing with the monsters from the id.
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I married someone I didn't love. I was too polite to say no.
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Films are not the sole area in my life. Films are a passion. But it's not like I'll die if I don't get another movie. I'll grow, I'll flourish, I'll learn something new, but I'll always do something that I like. If I get the right film, I'll do it. I will not compromise for anything else.
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We have to promote a movie. It's just extraordinary that everybody I'm talkin' to loves this movie.
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I love dancing to the radio every morning, to start the day with such passion. Otherwise, life is too sad. My little daughter and I like dancing to classical music: Bach and Schubert.
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One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced of his virtue even in the midst of his vice is the worst kind of man.
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I did a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his skill level was eons ahead of mine. It was really more like an abattoir - he just slaughtered my character over and over again.
