The less people know about me in reality, the more they can accept of me as a character. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I'm much more character based. I try to just be really committed to what I'm doing. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I don't know how to be like a Bill Murray or a Will Ferrell, these guys who know how to make a… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
You know, the truth is that us actors would all like to believe we re-invent the wheel, every time we play a… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
This whole celebrity racket, it's not really my bag. I don't really do that stuff, and I am not looking to get… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
The truth is that filmmaking is not really an actor's medium; it's really a director's medium, so all I can really control… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I was a solid C student because I was doing so many plays. I was a drama nerd, but I was also… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I always say it takes as much preparation and thought to do a small part as a leading part. In some ways,… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
If you're really being honest with yourself when you're acting, part of it is touching the real you. You can only separate… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I did a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his skill level was eons ahead of mine. It was really more like an… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Improvisation, the main thing is it teaches you to be in the moment and present in the moment and be reactive and… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Whatever the reasons that I turn things down, I'm always happy when there's a good result, and I can enjoy it as… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
A lot of people that make films say, 'We need this kind of character. Who's done it before? Get them to do… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
I like how pure the expression is in music. You can go straight to the heart of an audience rather than through their brain. — John C. Reilly Copy Share
I'm a big fan of the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films. — John C. Reilly Copy Share
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,… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
I love that people can't place me. They don't know my name. That's 'mission accomplished' in my world. — John C. Reilly Copy Share
Unless you do the same thing, it's tough for stereotypes to stick. That said, whatever you've done that's most popular at a given moment… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
The truth is that filmmaking is not really an actor's medium; it's really a director's medium, so all I can really control is the… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
You know, the truth is that us actors would all like to believe we re-invent the wheel, every time we play a character. But,… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
Animation is a great way to work. No early morning call times, no make-up chair. In live action ,you're always fighting the clock; the… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
For a while I had a blues band in L.A., but I realized I was too optimistic to play the blues. I did not… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
A lot of people that make films say, 'We need this kind of character. Who's done it before? Get them to do it again.'… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
I would say whisky or pills. Not both because that can have disastrous consequences. — John C. Reilly Copy Share
I think that's some of the stuff that we kind of joke on in the movie, this obsession; number one, winning is everything, number… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
