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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— John C. Reilly

I've worked with a lot of great directors and often times they solicit your ideas.

— John C. Reilly

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

There's so much joy in doing comedy work, and that's one of the reasons I like to do it - because it's…

— John C. Reilly

I love to improvise, but I always thought "Man, it's like the final frontier for improvisational actors, to really go for something…

— John C. Reilly

Here's the thing, with comedy - and I learned this from Will Ferrell - you can't be ashamed. If you're doing comedy,…

— John C. Reilly

I would love to do a western. I would love to play an explorer. That is always something that has really captured…

— John C. Reilly

I was more like a middle child. My youngest brother was the baby, so he got all the attention that the baby…

— John C. Reilly

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

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

When I first joined SAG, there was another John Reilly. My dad was John Reilly, too, but growing up I was John…

— John C. Reilly