“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
“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."” PeopleIfsWayMindKindLaughingComedyFiguresPureSlaveObjectivesMaking People LaughExhausting Author:John C. Reilly
“A lot of people that make films say, 'We need this kind of character. Who's done it before? Get them to do it again.' That is exactly what actors are pushing against. It's kind of a cliche to talk about being stereotyped in that way, but it happens.” PeopleWayNeedsKindDoneCharacterHappensFilmActorsPushingCliche 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
“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."” PeopleWayMindKindLaughingFiguresObjectivesMaking People Laugh Author:John C. Reilly
“I end up improvising in almost everything to some degree, 'cause it's often necessary on movies. The script is one thing, and it's this kind of theory of what you're going to do, and then you get there on the day and you realize, "Oh, the script is not appropriate to this room, the door's over here."” KindEndsCausesRealizingRoomsDoorsOne ThingTheoryDegreesScriptsAppropriateImprovising Author:John C. Reilly
“It's kind of liberating to be able to bring your own ideas to things, but it's also a lot of pressure, it's like screenwriting on your feet.” KindIdeasAbleFeetPressureLiberatingScreenwriting 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 like when people know exactly, have a good sense of themselves, and know exactly what's good for them, I admire that, but I don't have anywhere near that kind of perspective on my own.” PeopleKnowsKindMy OwnPerspectiveAdmireGood Sense Author:John C. Reilly
“I don't mind doing scripted material. It's actually kind of a relief, because improvising is a little bit like screenwriting on your feet.” MindKindLittlesBitsFeetMaterialsLittle BitReliefScreenwritingImprovising Author:John C. Reilly
“I like being employed, you know. That's my favorite kind of acting.” KnowsKindActingMy FavoriteEmployed Author:John C. Reilly
“I always felt really guilty if I spent too much time playing video games. It's a colossal waste of time. And I can't say it's a very satisfying feeling at the end of the day, if you've spent eight hours playing a video game; you just end up feeling kind of spent, and used.” IfsKindI CanEndsFeelingsUsedGamesFeltHoursToo MuchWasteEightVideoGuiltyThe End Of The DaySatisfyingWasting TimeColossalPlaying Video Games 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
“You were there all day long, 12 hours a day. So there was none of this, 'I'm going back to my trailer, my trailer's bigger than your trailer,' that kind of Hollywood nonsense.” KindLongHoursWalkingHollywoodBiggerNonsenseTrailers Author:John C. Reilly
“There is something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on earth but not quite.” LoveKindFeelingsEarthPeaceWaterPeacefulSolitary Author:John C. Reilly
