American - Actor | May 24, 1965 -
I give as much as I can, and it's up to someone else to turn it into a movie. Good luck to you!
John C. Reilly
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This is real human drama, we're not creating some amusement park ride for the summer. Even though the movie is really exciting to watch, it's got a real pathos behind it.
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It's thought of as an eccentric thing for an actor to really try to maintain quality control through the whole career. Most people think, 'You just work. You just keep working.' And in some ways I wish I could be a guy who's just a workhorse.
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Why people pick me for the roles that they do is a bit of a mystery.
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Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me.
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I actually envy actors who have a persona: 'This is the way I am. This is the part I play.' And do it over and over and over. To me, that's a lot easier than trying to reinvent yourself every six months.
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I view my strongest competition as myself. You're always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing.
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I was never a very dependable employee for anything. Perfect for the actor's life!
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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.
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If you're really being honest with yourself when you're acting, part of it is touching the real you. You can only separate yourself so much from the character. Those vulnerable moments do touch me.
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One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of times you just couldn't leave. Especially when we were out at sea.
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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.
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