For a while I had a blues band in L.A., but I realized I was too optimistic to play the blues. I did not have the misery in my heart that the blues required. John C. Reilly bandblueheart Change image and share on social
There is a level of fame that is really unmanageable. But most of the people who experience that level of fame are compensated in other ways. Private villas and chauffeured boats. John C. Reilly boatchauffeurcompensate Change image and share on social
I'm not a big fan of kids' movies that have this knowing snarkiness to them or this post-modern take on storytelling. I think that sails right over the heads of most kids. There's something to be said for a well-told fairy tale. There's a reason that these mythic stories stay with us. John C. Reilly bigfairyfan share on social
I like how pure the expression is in music. You can go straight to the heart of an audience rather than through their brain. John C. Reilly audiencebrainexpression Change image and share on social
That's one of the difficult things of being an actor that I'm still not used to. You have to go, you have to show up at these places where you know nobody, and sometimes with really impressive, high stakes people like Roman Polanski. John C. Reilly actordifficulthigh share on social
My family are all storytellers, and I think I inherited a lot more of that gene than other people in my family. I guess I was fun to have around. John C. Reilly familyfungene Change image and share on social
Oh, absolutely, it felt more serious than your typical job. One of the things that got us through how difficult the shooting actually was was that we are telling a real story. John C. Reilly absolutelydifficultfelt Change image and share on social
I love that people can't place me. They don't know my name. That's 'mission accomplished' in my world. John C. Reilly accomplishlovemission Change image and share on social
You know, the truth is that us actors would all like to believe we re-invent the wheel, every time we play a character. But, we're human beings and our instruments are not violins, they are our bodies and our consciousness and our collective life experience. John C. Reilly actorbeingbody share on social
I'm a big fan of the 'Harry Potter' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films. John C. Reilly bigfanfilm Change image and share on social