John C. Reilly Quotes

I like working. I wish I could say I made a deliberate choice to comedy, but it's just what came my way. It's what the studios wanted to make. Some of my friends were doing it, like Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, and they offered me 'Talladega Nights.' It's just nice work if you can get it. It's a joyful day at work, making your friends laugh.

John C. Reilly

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 24, 1965

Topics

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Great leaders inspire incredible loyalty in their followers and subordinates.

Joe Lonsdale

LoyaltyGreatInspireFollowers

If anything gets in the way of me being a good mom or wife, I simply say no.

Jessie James Decker

GoodWifeMeMomSayWay

The trouble with life is that there are so many beautiful women and so little time.

John Barrymore

LifeWomenBeautifulTimeTrouble

I hated the '80s for years, and now I look back and think, actually, there was something really cool about it.

Jenny Packham

CoolThinkLookBackNowYears

When I was in Mexico and started to dream in Spanish, I knew that was a good sign that I was learning the language. It was cool.

Andrea Navedo

LearningGoodCoolLanguageDream

I think people ought to do what they feel useful at the time. If I do things because I ought to do them, I switch off.

Matthew Macfadyen

TimePeopleThinkFeelThingsOff

There are albums that I listen to religiously just because I'm such a big fan: any Bruce Springsteen album, or old George Strait albums because the songwriting's so strong.

Matthew Ramsey

StrongJust BecauseListenOldBig

I want to control everything that goes into winning or losing.

Jeff Van Gundy

LosingControlWinningWantGoes

The dullest Olympic sport is curling, whatever 'curling' means.

Andy Rooney

WhateverOlympicMeansCurlingSport

I love doing big movies. It's awesome! You have all these toys. The thing I like about this movie is, like they always say, directors have the biggest train sets! Don't tell anyone, but I'd do this for free.

Michael Bay

LoveFreeDoingYouTrainMovies

It's crazy how you can get yourself in a mess sometimes and not even be able to think about it with any sense and yet not be able to think about anything else.

Stanley Kubrick

YourselfCrazyThinkYouSometimes

Jazz changes and all. But I don't know the names of what it is I'm doing.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

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