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
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
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
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 less people know about me in reality, the more they can accept of me as a character. — 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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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