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
Hey, I'm just trying to become the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of my generation. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I try to take things that challenge me either physically or mentally, or I have to learn a new skill. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Whenever I work on something, I try and throw everything I have at it. Then if the director finds it useful they… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I'm much more character based. I try to just be really committed to what I'm doing. — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I don't deliberately go into comedy or go into indies, but I do deliberately try to keep changing tact, because I think… — 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… — 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'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 actually envy actors who have a persona: 'This is the way I am. This is the part I play.' And do… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I swear and it comes off a little angry, no matter how funny I'm trying to do it. If I use certain… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I get the greatest joy from just doing anything, being an actor. Doing music, and doing what I love to do. I… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I don't think I could ever stop doing serious movies and just do comedies, or vice versa, but there is something cool… — John C. Reilly Copy Share Image
I always get a headache the first time I watch a movie I'm in. Because you're staring at the screen so hard,… — 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
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
I'm a big fan of the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films. — John C. Reilly Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.'… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
I would say whisky or pills. Not both because that can have disastrous consequences. — John C. Reilly Copy Share
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… — John C. Reilly Copy Share
