It's kind of liberating to be able to bring your own ideas to things, but it's also a lot of pressure, it's like screenwriting on your feet.

Life is often confusing and sad, and I'm a big fan of the slap and the tickle, as they say.

When I first joined SAG, there was another John Reilly. My dad was John Reilly, too, but growing up I was John John. Nobody in life calls me John C. It's more like, "Hey you, Step Brother!"

I had [at school] my own little posse of people that all felt weird together so it wasn't so lonely.

I think just getting a movie done is an accomplishment in itself.

I know I'm not some matinee idol, but I think we're sold this bill of goods by the media, which says that only the most beautiful and dashing people can become movie stars. So when someone like me sneaks in, they have to redo the calculations.

The less people know about me in reality, the more they can accept of me as a character.