Film Quotes by John C. Reilly

17 Film quotes by John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly’s seventeen reflections on cinema showcase his range—from comedy to drama—and his respect for the collaborative process. These insights give a quick yet rounded view of his relationship with the medium.

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I give as much as I can, and it's up to someone else to turn it into a movie. Good luck to…

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To me, it doesn't make any sense to pick your work based on the size of the budget of the movie.

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I've worked with a lot of great directors and often times they solicit your ideas.

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I'm a big fan of the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films.

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A lot of times, mainstream critics are much tougher on small, independent movies because they can be.

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Really if you look at my filmography, there's something for everyone!

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I think just getting a movie done is an accomplishment in itself.

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A lot of people that make films say, 'We need this kind of character. Who's done it before? Get them to do…

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This is real human drama, we're not creating some amusement park ride for the summer. Even though the movie is really exciting…

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You were there all day long, 12 hours a day. So there was none of this, 'I'm going back to my trailer,…

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Acting's all about the confidence you exude, especially on film. I mean, nervousness isn't attractive in anyone, but a film camera will…

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I just like surprising people. I never want to get to a place where people see that I am in a movie…

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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…

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Whenever I work on something, I try and throw everything I have at it. Then if the director finds it useful they…

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Whatever the reasons that I turn things down, I'm always happy when there's a good result, and I can enjoy it as…

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I always get a headache the first time I watch a movie I'm in. Because you're staring at the screen so hard,…

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Movies are this thing that came into my life, and it still feels pretend in some way. I kind of do this…

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A script is like a theory of a movie.

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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'm a big fan of the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films.

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When they're good, I like working with new actors.

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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,…

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I love that people can't place me. They don't know my name. That's 'mission accomplished' in my world.

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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.'…

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I would say whisky or pills. Not both because that can have disastrous consequences.

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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…

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