A lot of times, mainstream critics are much tougher on small, independent movies because they can be.

I listen to a lot of Chicago blues, I suppose. It reminds me of growing up, I guess. But I'm also obsessed by close-harmony groups. Actually, I'm fascinated particularly by brother duos, how they blend together. The Everly Brothers, the Stanley Brothers, The McQuarrys. There's something inherently magical about harmony.

I view my strongest competition as myself. You're always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing.

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 feel like a teenager myself, so I appreciate it when the kids think you're all right.

Hey, I'm just trying to become the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of my generation.

I think that's some of the stuff that we kind of joke on in the movie, this obsession; number one, winning is everything, number one, number one.