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Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me.
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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More quotes by 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, we're human beings and our instruments are not violins, they are our bodies and our consciousness and our collective life experience.
John C. Reilly
I would say whisky or pills. Not both because that can have disastrous consequences.
John C. Reilly
I think just getting a movie done is an accomplishment in itself.
John C. Reilly
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.
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.' That is exactly what actors are pushing against. It's kind of a cliche to talk about being stereotyped in that way, but it happens.
John C. Reilly
An actor's life is like a series of - it's like the first day of school happening over and over again.
John C. Reilly
Why people pick me for the roles that they do is a bit of a mystery.
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When they're good, I like working with new actors.
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Despite not looking like a matinee idol, I feel like I have a lot to give. I've never had any trouble with women. People are always surprised with the romantic aspect of my movies.
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I know I'm not some matinee idol, but I think we're sold this bill of goods by the media, which says that only the most beautiful and dashing people can become movie stars. So when someone like me sneaks in, they have to redo the calculations.
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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 the misery in my heart that the blues required.
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 is what people think you do.
John C. Reilly
I hear actors complain about being stereotyped, and a lot of the time, you have yourself to blame. Just don't take the part if you feel like it's a stereotypical part for you. You have control over your life. We don't have the old studio system, where you have to do what they tell you.
John C. Reilly
Life is often confusing and sad, and I'm a big fan of the slap and the tickle, as they say.
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 just a hilarious day at work.
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
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 got a real pathos behind it.
John C. Reilly
I was thinking maybe about being a lawyer. I realized I was interested in becoming a priest at one point. I was just interested in stuff where I could do something I really believed in. And then, I realized if I become an actor, I don't have to choose. I get to do everything. It's worked out so far. But what I really want to do is direct.
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 one, number one.
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. 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.
John C. Reilly
