John C. Reilly Quotes
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The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
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I love Bridget Fonda.
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My health is fine.
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I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to be me. Just stuff like, 'You're my idol. I love you.' It's awesome. It's what it's all about.
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I don't like allegories.
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I don't like attacking.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen.
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.
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No one really knows who I am or where I came from in America, and there's something quite nice about that.
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I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwear I have to wear.
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The more I push myself to really live and really experience things and step outside of my comfort zone, the more the songs are allowed to flow.
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I wasn't into sports, but I was really into Shakespeare.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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I'm a dork!
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The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.
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I have always been a singer, a writer, and a musician, not as a prodigy or as in a trade handed to me by my parents, but because of an inner voice or maybe a command from beyond reality as it is usually defined.
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I look for roles where there is some kind of an arc to the story.
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With the polarization of points of view around significant political and social issues, sports is a place where people can sort of talk about something together. And I think that is important to people.
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In the beginning, everybody that gets to work with me, thinks I'm nice. But three weeks later, they hear a bell ringing. Then they realise I meant everything I said during that first week. It's not my fault people are not taking me serious from the first moment.
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If people want to see me in comedies, that's fine with me.
