Want Quotes 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…

— John C. Reilly

A script is like a theory of a movie.

— 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.

— John C. Reilly

I'm a big fan of the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films.

— John C. Reilly

When they're good, I like working with new actors.

— 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,…

— John C. Reilly

I love that people can't place me. They don't know my name. That's 'mission accomplished' in my world.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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,…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.'…

— John C. Reilly

I would say whisky or pills. Not both because that can have disastrous consequences.

— 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…

— John C. Reilly