--- title: "1 Script Thing Quotes By John C. Reilly" description: "1 Script Thing quotes by John C. Reilly. Plus more from John C. Reilly and more Script Thing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/john-c-reilly-3317_appropriate_i-end-up-improvising-in-almost-everythin_2840026.png" --- > [I end up improvising in almost everything to some degree, 'cause it's often necessary on movies. The script is one thing, and it's this kind of theory of what you're going to do, and then you get there on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/i-end-up-improvising-in-almost-everything-to-some-degree-cause-it-s/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/john-c-reilly-3317_appropriate_i-end-up-improvising-in-almost-everythin_2840026.png) ## More by John C. Reilly > [One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/one-of-the-unique-things-is-that-whether-we-were-out-at-sea-or-in-the/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [A script is like a theory of a movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/a-script-is-like-a-theory-of-a-movie/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [I like how pure the expression is in music. You can go straight to the heart of an audience rather than through their brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/i-like-how-pure-the-expression-is-in-music-you-can-go-straight-to-the/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [I'm a big fan of the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/i-m-a-big-fan-of-the-harry-potter-movies-and-the-lord-of-the-rings/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [When they're good, I like working with new actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/when-they-re-good-i-like-working-with-new-actors/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/it-s-thought-of-as-an-eccentric-thing-for-an-actor-to-really-try-to/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [I love that people can't place me. They don't know my name. That's 'mission accomplished' in my world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/i-love-that-people-can-t-place-me-they-don-t-know-my-name-that-s/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/unless-you-do-the-same-thing-it-s-tough-for-stereotypes-to-stick-that/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/the-truth-is-that-filmmaking-is-not-really-an-actor-s-medium-it-s/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/you-know-the-truth-is-that-us-actors-would-all-like-to-believe-we-re/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/animation-is-a-great-way-to-work-no-early-morning-call-times-no-make/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/for-a-while-i-had-a-blues-band-in-l-a-but-i-realized-i-was-too/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [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.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/a-lot-of-people-that-make-films-say-we-need-this-kind-of-character/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [I would say whisky or pills. Not both because that can have disastrous consequences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/i-would-say-whisky-or-pills-not-both-because-that-can-have-disastrous/) [John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/i-think-that-s-some-of-the-stuff-that-we-kind-of-joke-on-in-the-movie/) [John C. 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