John C. Reilly Quotes
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Really if you look at my filmography, there's something for everyone!
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There's something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on Earth but not quite.
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I'm aware of how lucky I am. Being able to make pretty good money, and get to do a lot of fun work, and at the same time I'm not besieged by photographers.
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I come from a pretty working-class neighborhood in Chicago. Hard work was just expected of you. It wasn't some noble thing you did; it was a prerequisite. It's what a man did. You get up, you put on your boots, and you work hard. We've lost a lot of that, I'm afraid.
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An actor's life is like a series of - it's like the first day of school happening over and over again.
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Why people pick me for the roles that they do is a bit of a mystery.
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Hey, I'm just trying to become the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of my generation.
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I feel like a teenager myself, so I appreciate it when the kids think you're all right.
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In Chicago it's really a case of the play's the thing - people are just so happy to be acting, you know? We were all actors - not like in New York or Los Angeles, where everyone says they are actors but they are actually waiting tables and hustling for spots in commercials.
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I don't deliberately go into comedy or go into indies, but I do deliberately try to keep changing tact, because I think that is the key to longevity in a career.
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I actually envy actors who have a persona: 'This is the way I am. This is the part I play.' And do it over and over and over. To me, that's a lot easier than trying to reinvent yourself every six months.
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I view my strongest competition as myself. You're always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing.
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I was a founding member of the 'Dungeons and Dragons' club at my high school. I was in chorus, I was in swing choir. I was an outcast but I was an outcast among a group of outcasts.
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I swear and it comes off a little angry, no matter how funny I'm trying to do it. If I use certain words with a certain intensity, it's like 'Whoa whoa whoa, buddy buddy!'
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'(infuriated)' I'M GONNA WRECK IT!
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I like working. I wish I could say I made a deliberate choice to comedy, but it's just what came my way. It's what the studios wanted to make. Some of my friends were doing it, like Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, and they offered me 'Talladega Nights.' It's just nice work if you can get it. It's a joyful day at work, making your friends laugh.
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I like how pure the expression is in music. You can go straight to the heart of an audience rather than through their brain.
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I was never a very dependable employee for anything. Perfect for the actor's life!
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I kinda taught myself how to play guitar, and I still play to this day. It's become a pretty big part of my life.
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Kind of the exhausting thing about doing pure comedy, or something that's broader, is you're kind of a slave to the laugh. If it's not funny, then there's not much point in doing it. The kind of ueber-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, 'Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny.'
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A lot of times, good improv is when both people, or however many people are in the scene, really have no idea what the next thing you're going to say is.
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I would consider directing. I think directing myself would be tough, but I'm definitely interested in directing. I might start off directing a play before I move to a film.
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It's thought of as an eccentric thing for an actor to really try to maintain quality control through the whole career. Most people think, 'You just work. You just keep working.' And in some ways I wish I could be a guy who's just a workhorse.
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Despite not looking like a matinee idol, I feel like I have a lot to give. I've never had any trouble with women. People are always surprised with the romantic aspect of my movies.