I was never a very dependable employee for anything. Perfect for the actor's life! John C. Reilly More Quotes by John C. Reilly More Quotes From John C. Reilly 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 if not, they ignore it! John C. Reilly usetryingdirectors Actors in general are pretty good bullshit artists; we're good at just chewing the fat, interacting with people. So we're good ambassadors for movies. John C. Reilly bullshitartistpeople Movies are this thing that came into my life, and it still feels pretend in some way. I kind of do this thing, and I never really accepted this idea that I'm a film actor. That's what I do. I feel like I'm a theater actor that started doing films. Most people have never seen me in a play. They're fun, though. John C. Reilly playfunideas Once you become tagged as anything, it becomes difficult to shake it, because the less imaginative people in the business want you to do what worked for the last guy. That's always been something I've had to deal with. John C. Reilly guywantpeople Kind of the exhausting thing about doing pure comedy, or something that's broader, is you're kind of a slave to the laugh. If it's not funny, then there's not much point in doing it. The kind of über-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, "Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny." John C. Reilly mindlaughingpeople I always get a headache the first time I watch a movie I'm in. Because you're staring at the screen so hard, your brain is doing all this work trying to put things in context of what the day-to-day experience of making it was. And the timeline that's in your head of when it was made, and on what day, how you felt. And then you're also trying to grasp what it's been edited into. John C. Reilly braintryingfirsts To me, it doesn't make any sense to pick your work based on the size of the budget of the movie. John C. Reilly budgetssizepicks 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. John C. Reilly wantpeopleway 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 life-is-likeactorsschool 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. John C. Reilly crazypeopleworld I try to take things that challenge me either physically or mentally, or I have to learn a new skill. John C. Reilly skillschallengestrying I view my strongest competition as myself. You're always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing. John C. Reilly always-tryingviewspeople If people want to see me in comedies, that's fine with me. John C. Reilly comedywantpeople My family are all storytellers, and I think I inherited a lot more of that gene than other people in my family. I guess I was fun to have around. John C. Reilly funpeoplethinking Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me. John C. Reilly careerskeyspeople 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 comedyreasonjoy Animation is a great way to work. No early morning call times, no make-up chair. In live action ,you're always fighting the clock; the sun is always going down too soon. John C. Reilly fightingmorningway If you get made fun for the way you look, then maybe wearing the same thing every day is the best way to protect yourself. John C. Reilly funlooksway Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All actors have this hole inside that they're trying to fill by performing. I'm anxious to keep creating, but I'm not so desperate any more because I have the love and support of my kids and wife. John C. Reilly creatingfatherkids I really enjoy my time off. If I'm going to go to work, it has to be something I really believe in, or else it's totally tedious. John C. Reilly working-itenjoybelieve
