Life is often confusing and sad, and I'm a big fan of the slap and the tickle, as they say. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
There's so much joy in doing comedy work, and that's one of the reasons I like to do it - because it's… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
The kind of über-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, "Eh,… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Somehow that doesn't feel like a natural human thing to do, to go to those dark places, you have to kind of… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I get the greatest joy from just doing anything, being an actor. Doing music, and doing what I love to do. I… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I like working. I wish I could say I made a deliberate choice to comedy, but it's just what came my way.… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Oftentimes, a funny situation is funny because it's uncomfortable or weird. The most memorable stories, or the stuff that you repeat to… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Here's the thing, with comedy - and I learned this from Will Ferrell - you can't be ashamed. If you're doing comedy,… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
The way you get through having a shitty job is to laugh a lot and goof around. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I don't deliberately go into comedy or go into indies, but I do deliberately try to keep changing tact, because I think… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I don't think I could ever stop doing serious movies and just do comedies, or vice versa, but there is something cool… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Kind of the exhausting thing about doing pure comedy, or something that's broader, is you're kind of a slave to the laugh.… — 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 Image
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 Image
I'm a big fan of the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 is the… — 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 character. But,… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
