John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly
John Christopher Reilly is an American actor, comedian, singer and writer. He is one of several actors whose career was launched by Brian De Palma...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth24 May 1965
CountryUnited States of America
character bags actors
This whole celebrity racket, it's not really my bag. I don't really do that stuff, and I am not looking to get famous myself. I would love it if my characters get famous, my work was well known and appreciated. But I'm an actor, not a spokes model or a celebrity or whatever that is. I don't know how to be that.
character skills levels
I did a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his skill level was eons ahead of mine. It was really more like an abattoir - he just slaughtered my character over and over again.
actors
When they're good, I like working with new actors.
misery optimistic realized
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.
thinking people sticks
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."
people roles mystery
Why people pick me for the roles that they do is a bit of a mystery.
school life-is-like actors
An actor's life is like a series of - it's like the first day of school happening over and over again.
crazy people world
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.
fun thinking people
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.
thinking keys careers
I don't deliberately go into comedy or go into indies, but I do deliberately try to keep changing tact, because I think that is the key to longevity in a career.
thinking accomplishment done
I think just getting a movie done is an accomplishment in itself.
best dad growing memories passed spent time
My dad was a big fisherman. He passed away, but a lot of time I spent growing up was on the water, so a lot of my best memories are from that.
thinking careers people
It's thought of as an eccentric thing for an actor to really try to maintain quality control through the whole career. Most people think, 'You just work. You just keep working.' And in some ways I wish I could be a guy who's just a workhorse.
thinking want stuff
I don't really get off on the anonymous love of strangers, which I think a lot of actors do. They're lacking something in their own personal lives, so they want the adoration of autographs and all that stuff.