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'm much more character based. I try to just be really committed to what I'm doing.

People say, 'Don't you get tired of people coming up to you all the time?' But what's wrong with strangers saying they love you?

Whenever I work on something, I try and throw everything I have at it. Then if the director finds it useful they use it, and if not, they ignore it!

I would consider directing. I think directing myself would be tough, but I'm definitely interested in directing. I might start off directing a play before I move to a film.

The way you get through having a shitty job is to laugh a lot and goof around.