Why people pick me for the roles that they do is a bit of a mystery. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I had [at school] my own little posse of people that all felt weird together so it wasn't so lonely. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I find people attractive for more subtle reasons than just the way they look. — 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
I view my strongest competition as myself. You're always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Actors in general are pretty good bullshit artists; we're good at just chewing the fat, interacting with people. So we're good ambassadors… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
One of the reasons people find me a believable actor is that I don't seem like one of the gods from Olympus.… — 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
Young people can be annoying, let's face it. But they can also be really refreshing to be around and full of enthusiasm. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Despite not looking like a matinee idol, I feel like I have a lot to give. I've never had any trouble with… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
A lot of times, good improv is when both people, or however many people are in the scene, really have no idea… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Once you become tagged as anything, it becomes difficult to shake it, because the less imaginative people in the business want you… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Just look around, in life, there's people who want to date people who look like themselves, and there are people who are… — 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… — 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
In Chicago it's really a case of the play's the thing - people are just so happy to be acting, you know?… — 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
I've never been someone who's been given work because of the way I look or because I have some box office appeal.… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I know I'm not some matinee idol, but I think we're sold this bill of goods by the media, which says that… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
[Country Music] is the final destination for many punk rockers [...] Rockabilly is the mid-point and then [they] end up at Country… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I am one of those people who is not very patient in the makeup chair. I have been offered movies like 'Planet… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I like when people know exactly, have a good sense of themselves, and know exactly what's good for them, I admire that,… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
There is a level of fame that is really unmanageable. But most of the people who experience that level of fame are… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge sports fan in general, I don't spend a lot of time watching other people do stuff. I tend… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I like working with people I know. It saves a lot of awkward conversations and getting-to-know-you kinda moments. You trust the people… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
My family are all storytellers, and I think I inherited a lot more of that gene than other people in my family.… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
From the first time I did a movie, people have said, 'Oh, it's all going to change now.' And it would change,… — 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… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I just like surprising people. I never want to get to a place where people see that I am in a movie… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
People say, 'Don't you get tired of people coming up to you all the time?' But what's wrong with strangers saying they… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
That's one of the difficult things of being an actor that I'm still not used to. You have to go, you have… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Movies are this thing that came into my life, and it still feels pretend in some way. I kind of do this… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
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 like people who are able to keep pushing themselves and challenging themselves even after great success. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I'm alienated from this world because its weird and I don't want to be a part of it. I want to be… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
When you're dealing with younger people, if you start acting like the leader or the expert or the elder statesman, 'well, let… — 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
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