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I'm bored by repeating myself, and I would imagine that an audience would be bored by me repeating myself.
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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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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