“I'm alienated from this world because its weird and I don't want to be a part of it. I want to be part of the people that are more imaginative and crazy.” PeopleWorldWantCrazyThis WorldImaginative Author:John C. Reilly
“Here's the thing, with comedy - and I learned this from Will Ferrell - you can't be ashamed. If you're doing comedy, you have to fully commit to the joke. Shame is not part of it. If you act shy or uncomfortable about your body, that makes the audience shy and uncomfortable. And in a comedy you just want them to loosen up and laugh.” IfsWantBodyAudienceLaughingComedyJokesShameYour BodyCommitUncomfortableAshamedShy Author:John C. Reilly
“I just like surprising people. I never want to get to a place where people see that I am in a movie and they go see the movie and they expect a certain performance one way or the other. That is just inherently boring to me.” PeopleWayWantCertainPerformancesBoringOne WaySurprising Author:John C. Reilly
“Once you become tagged as anything, it becomes difficult to shake it, because the less imaginative people in the business want you to do what worked for the last guy. That's always been something I've had to deal with.” PeopleWantLastsGuyDifficultDealsShakesImaginativeTagged 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
“If people want to see me in comedies, that's fine with me.” PeopleIfsWantComedyFine 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
“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
