205 Quotes by John C. Reilly

A lot of times, good improv is when both people, or however many people are in the scene, really have no idea what the next thing you're going to say is.

It's a mystery why certain people find certain things funny.

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

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

I end up improvising in almost everything to some degree, 'cause it's often necessary on movies. The script is one thing, and it's this kind of theory of what you're going to do, and then you get there on the day and you realize, "Oh, the script is not appropriate to this room, the door's over here."

I love to improvise, but I always thought "Man, it's like the final frontier for improvisational actors, to really go for something emotional, something that's not just chasing the laugh."

If I'm committed to something really stupid, then I'm in a comedy.

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

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