“I'm not of the manor born; I've never felt entitled in that way. I just came to Hollywood to be an actor. All that lifestyle stuff is something to be managed.” WayActorsFeltStuffBornHollywoodLifestyleEntitled Author:John C. Reilly
“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.” IfsKnowsWellsWholeCharacterActorsStuffKnownKnow HowModelsBagsSpokesWell KnownAppreciatedRacket Author:John C. Reilly
“Oftentimes, a funny situation is funny because it's uncomfortable or weird. The most memorable stories, or the stuff that you repeat to your friends, it's not like, "Oh, I had a pleasant day, nothing happened on the bus today." It's when strange things happen, when you become uncomfortable or knocked out of your own reality, those are the things that are interesting.” StoriesRealityHappensTodayStuffInterestingSituationHappenedStrangeThings HappenUncomfortableMemorablePleasantRepeatsBusStrange ThingsMost MemorablePleasant Day Author:John C. Reilly
“I'm not a huge sports fan in general, I don't spend a lot of time watching other people do stuff. I tend to like to go out and do stuff myself.” PeopleStuffSportsFansHugeSports Fan Author:John C. Reilly
“I was thinking maybe about being a lawyer. I realized I was interested in becoming a priest at one point. I was just interested in stuff where I could do something I really believed in. And then, I realized if I become an actor, I don't have to choose. I get to do everything. It's worked out so far. But what I really want to do is direct.” IfsThinkingWantActorsStuffBecomingDirectLawyerI RealizedPriests Author:John C. Reilly
“I am one of those people who is not very patient in the makeup chair. I have been offered movies like 'Planet of the Apes' and stuff like 'The Grinch Who Stole Christmas' and I turned them down.” PeopleHas BeensStuffPlanetsPatientChairsMakeupApes Author:John C. Reilly
“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.” ThinkingWantActorsStuffStrangerLackingPersonal LifeAdorationAutographsLacking Something Author:John C. Reilly
“I love card games, and I've always loved board games and stuff like that as a kid, and I think it's that part of your brain that's engaged in con movies. It's like this 'Who's outsmarting whom?'” ThinkingKidsGamesStuffBrainCardsBoardsEngagedBoard Games Author:John C. Reilly
