All John C. Reilly Quotes
- I'm dating myself by saying this, but I was the test audience for 'Space Invaders.' I remember when that was the first game that wasn't… Audience
- I'm not a big fan of kids' movies that have this knowing snarkiness to them or this post-modern take on storytelling. I think that sails… Big
- I've never been someone who's been given work because of the way I look or because I have some box office appeal. I get work… Appeal
- If you're really being honest with yourself when you're acting, part of it is touching the real you. You can only separate yourself so much… Acting
- In Chicago it's really a case of the play's the thing - people are just so happy to be acting, you know? We were all… Acting
- Just look around, in life, there's people who want to date people who look like themselves, and there are people who are just looking for… Appearance
- Most boys' first hero is their father. That was definitely true of my dad. He was a proud Irish American and he taught me a… American
- One of the reasons people find me a believable actor is that I don't seem like one of the gods from Olympus. I seem like… Actor
- That's one of the difficult things of being an actor that I'm still not used to. You have to go, you have to show up… Actor
- The thing I tried to remember when I was younger was 'Do something that's at least as good, if not better, than the last thing… Bar
- 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 character… Actor
- This is real human drama, we're not creating some amusement park ride for the summer. Even though the movie is really exciting to watch, it's… Amusement
- Whatever the reasons that I turn things down, I'm always happy when there's a good result, and I can enjoy it as a movie, you… Always Happy
- When I first joined SAG, there was another John Reilly. My dad was John Reilly, too, but growing up I was John John. Nobody in… Another John
- 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, we're… Actor
- You were there all day long, 12 hours a day. So there was none of this, 'I'm going back to my trailer, my trailer's bigger… All
- Why people pick me for the roles that they do is a bit of a mystery. Bit
- Whenever I work on something, I try and throw everything I have at it. Then if the director finds it useful they use it, and… Director
- There is a level of fame that is really unmanageable. But most of the people who experience that level of fame are compensated in other… Boats
- I just like surprising people. I never want to get to a place where people see that I am in a movie and they go… Boring
- Actually, acting turned out to be the perfect job for me, because I had a lot of different interests. I thought about being a priest… Acting
- I always say it takes as much preparation and thought to do a small part as a leading part. In some ways, leads are easier… Always Say
- I did a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his skill level was eons ahead of mine. It was really more like an abattoir - he… Abattoir
- 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 have… Band
- Oh, absolutely, it felt more serious than your typical job. One of the things that got us through how difficult the shooting actually was was… Absolutely