“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
“Despite not looking like a matinee idol, I feel like I have a lot to give. I've never had any trouble with women. People are always surprised with the romantic aspect of my movies.” PeopleGivingFeelsTroubleAspectDespiteIdols Author:John C. Reilly
“I hear actors complain about being stereotyped, and a lot of the time, you have yourself to blame. Just don't take the part if you feel like it's a stereotypical part for you. You have control over your life. We don't have the old studio system, where you have to do what they tell you.” IfsFeelsActorsBlameStudiosComplainingOver You Author:John C. Reilly
“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.” PeopleWayFeelsKindStillsIdeasPlayFilmActorsFunTheaterAcceptedFilm Actors Author:John C. Reilly
“There are a lot of actors in the world, there's a small number that actually get to work as actors, and there is a tiny group of actors that are celebrated in the way that I have been. I feel incredibly lucky.” WorldWayFeelsHas BeensActorsNumbersGroupsLuckyTinySmall Numbers 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
“Somehow that doesn't feel like a natural human thing to do, to go to those dark places, you have to kind of force yourself to do that. And comedy, it's like you're excited to get there in the morning every day.” FeelsHumansKindForceNaturalDarkMorningComedyLike YouExcitedThings To DoDark Places Author:John C. Reilly
“I feel like a teenager myself, so I appreciate it when the kids think you're all right.” ThinkingFeelsKidsAppreciateTeenager Author:John C. Reilly
“Whatever the reasons that I turn things down, I'm always happy when there's a good result, and I can enjoy it as a movie, you know? I don't feel like, 'Oh man, that was really good. I should have done it.' You have to make the decisions you have to make, whether it has to do with your family or repeating a character or whatever it is.” KnowsMenFeelsShouldI CanReasonDoneCharacterTurnsEnjoyDecisionResultsShould HaveAlways Happy Author:John C. Reilly
