“I mean I was very shy but I was also very extroverted because I was doing plays. I'd been doing plays since I was a little kid. But, I did feel like an outsider because I went to like a 'college-prep' kind of high school that had a really big football team and was known for its program so I was like this weird boy that did plays.” FeelsKindMeanLittlesPlayBigsKidsSchoolKnownBoysTeamFootballCollegeHigh SchoolProgramShyOutsidersLittle KidFootball TeamPreps Author:John C. Reilly
“I'm a big fan of not letting the audience of off the hook, as they say. I like it when things feel real, and that's oftentimes not comfortable.” FeelsRealBigsAudienceFansComfortableHook Author:John C. Reilly
“Life is often confusing and sad, and I'm a big fan of the slap and the tickle, as they say.” BigsLife IsFansConfusingSlap Author:John C. Reilly
“I kinda taught myself how to play guitar, and I still play to this day. It's become a pretty big part of my life.” StillsPlayBigsTaughtGuitarThis Day Author:John C. Reilly
“I'm a big fan of the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films.” BigsFilmLordFansRingsHarry PotterPottersHarry Potter Movie Author:John C. Reilly
“From the first time I did a movie, people have said, 'Oh, it's all going to change now.' And it would change, but very incrementally. I think I prefer that to some big explosion of fame all of the sudden.” PeopleThinkingFirstsSaidBigsFameFirst TimeExplosions Author:John C. Reilly
“I considered a lot of different jobs as a kid. I thought about becoming a priest or a lawyer. My father had a big linen-supply business and I considered working for him. What dawned on me was: 'If I'm an actor, I get to do the fun parts of every job!' Without having to go to four years of law school.” IfsYearsDifferentBigsKidsSchoolJobsLawActorsFatherFunFourBecomingLawyerPriestsFour YearsLaw SchoolDifferent JobsLinen Author:John C. Reilly
“I'm not a big fan of kids' movies that have this knowing snarkiness to them or this post-modern take on storytelling. I think that sails right over the heads of most kids. There's something to be said for a well-told fairy tale. There's a reason that these mythic stories stay with us.” ThinkingWellsSaidReasonStoriesBigsKidsKnowingFansModernTalesStorytellingPostsFairyFairy TaleSailKids Movie Author:John C. Reilly
