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
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
I'm aware of how lucky I am. Being able to make pretty good money, and get to do a lot of fun work, and at the same time I'm not besieged by photographers. John C. Reilly awarebesiegefun Change image and 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 always felt really guilty if I spent too much time playing video games. It's a colossal waste of time. And I can't say it's a very satisfying feeling at the end of the day, if you've spent eight hours playing a video game; you just end up feeling kind of spent, and used. John C. Reilly colossaldayend share on social
