“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.” ThinkingDifferentJobsInterestPerfectActingTeacherLawyerPriestsBest JobBeing A TeacherPerfect Job Author:John C. Reilly
“I don't think I could ever stop doing serious movies and just do comedies, or vice versa, but there is something cool about going to work everyday and you're just trying to make your friends laugh. That's nice work if you can get it, you know what I mean? It's different than going to work and knowing that I've gotta slap someone in the face today, and then I've gotta cry, and someone's gonna die, I've gotta get myself to that place.” IfsThinkingKnowsTryingMeanDifferentTodayFacesDiesLaughingKnowingComedyNiceCrySeriousEverydayVicesGoing To WorkVice VersaSlapNice Work 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 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.” PeopleKindDifferentPlayCharacterGroupsStudentsDramaMy TimeSwingsNerdChorusChoir Author:John C. Reilly
“Just look around, in life, there's people who want to date people who look like themselves, and there are people who are just looking for a good fit. And a lot of times, a good fit is someone different than yourself. I'm not one to get too hung up on outside appearances. I find people attractive for more subtle reasons than just the way they look.” PeopleWayWantLooksDifferentReasonFitAppearanceAttractiveSubtleHung Author:John C. Reilly
“The truth is that filmmaking is not really an actor's medium; it's really a director's medium, so all I can really control is the character that I'm playing. So I try to look for characters that are interesting and engaging and different than what I've done before and hopefully it becomes a good movie.” TryingLooksI CanDifferentDoneCharacterActorsInterestingTruth IsDirectorsMediumsHopefullyFilmmakingEngagingGood Movie Author:John C. Reilly
