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

The kind of über-objective is to make people laugh. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, "Eh, I've got to figure out a way to make this funny."

I love that people can't place me. They don't know my name. That's 'mission accomplished' in my world.

I was never a very dependable employee for anything. Perfect for the actor's life!

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 like people who are able to keep pushing themselves and challenging themselves even after great success.

There are a lot of actors in the world, there's a small number that actually get to work as actors, and there is a tiny group of actors that are celebrated in the way that I have been. I feel incredibly lucky.