John C. Reilly Quotes


The thing I tried to remember when I was younger was 'Do something that's at least as good, if not better, than the last thing you did.' So I started with Brian De Palma and Sean Penn. I had a pretty high bar to start with.


Citations

Reilly, John C. "John C. Reilly - Biography." IMDb, IMDb.com. Accessed 24 Oct. 2023.

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John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly
  • Born: May 24, 1965
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor, Comedian, Musician, Screenwriter, Producer

John Christopher Reilly is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and producer. After his film debut Casualties of War (1989), he gained exposure through his supporting roles in Days of Thunder (1990), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and The River Wild (1994). He also starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's films Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999), as well as Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line (1998). For his performance in Chicago (2002), Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He worked with director Martin Scorsese on both Gangs of New York (2002) and The Aviator (2004).