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I give as much as I can, and it's up to someone else to turn it into a movie. Good luck to you!
John C. Reilly
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John C. Reilly
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: May 24
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John Christopher Reilly
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An actor's life is like a series of - it's like the first day of school happening over and over again.
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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 because people know I'm swinging as hard as I can, trying to connect, giving it my level best. I have a face for radio, but here I am doing what I do.
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I would consider directing. I think directing myself would be tough, but I'm definitely interested in directing. I might start off directing a play before I move to a film.
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I'm alienated from this world because its weird and I don't want to be a part of it. I want to be part of the people that are more imaginative and crazy.
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If I'm committed to something really stupid, then I'm in a comedy.
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Somehow that doesn't feel like a natural human thing to do, to go to those dark places, you have to kind of force yourself to do that. And comedy, it's like you're excited to get there in the morning every day.
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The less people know about me in reality, the more they can accept of me as a character.
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There are a lot of actors in the world, there's a small number that actually get to work as actors, and there is a tiny group of actors that are celebrated in the way that I have been. I feel incredibly lucky.
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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 someone who was lucky enough to be let into Olympus.
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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 see the movie and they expect a certain performance one way or the other. That is just inherently boring to me.
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I don't mind doing scripted material. It's actually kind of a relief, because improvising is a little bit like screenwriting on your feet.
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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 because you have the luxury of time to discover the character.
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Hey, I'm just trying to become the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of my generation.
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I'm bored by repeating myself, and I would imagine that an audience would be bored by me repeating myself.
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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 a pinball game. I spent a lot of money on 'Space Invaders,' in the form of quarters, of course.
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I'm much more character based. I try to just be really committed to what I'm doing.
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Why people pick me for the roles that they do is a bit of a mystery.
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I was never a very dependable employee for anything. Perfect for the actor's life!
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I view my strongest competition as myself. You're always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing.
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