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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 life calls me John C. It's more like, Hey you, Step Brother!
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John C. Reilly
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: May 24
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I was more like a middle child. My youngest brother was the baby, so he got all the attention that the baby gets. And my older brothers were getting into so much trouble that I was left in the middle, doing plays. I was up to no good, but my mother didn't know it!
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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.
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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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One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of times you just couldn't leave. Especially when we were out at sea.
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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 a big fan of the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films.
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I find people attractive for more subtle reasons than just the way they look.
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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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A script is like a theory of a movie.
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To me, it doesn't make any sense to pick your work based on the size of the budget of the movie.
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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 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.
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I like how pure the expression is in music. You can go straight to the heart of an audience rather than through their brain.
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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 at one point. I thought about being a teacher. I thought about being a lawyer. But I think acting is probably the best job for me.
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I was a solid C student because I was doing so many plays. I was a drama nerd, but I was also kind of a Zelig-like character I would shift between different groups of people. But the people I spent most of my time with were either chorus or swing choir or the drama nerds.
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I always felt really guilty if I spent too much time playing video games. It's a colossal waste of time. And I can't say it's a very satisfying feeling at the end of the day, if you've spent eight hours playing a video game you just end up feeling kind of spent, and used.
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A lot of times, mainstream critics are much tougher on small, independent movies because they can be.
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Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me.
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Really if you look at my filmography, there's something for everyone!
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If I'm committed to something really stupid, then I'm in a comedy.
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