I grew up listening to a lot of player-piano music in my house and a lot of old Tin Pan Alley songs and American standards. My dad listened to a lot of traditional Irish music and I grew up doing… — 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 proactive for what's going on. Someone gives you something - a lot of actors are a little shut… — 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
