When it came time for Mark and Jay Duplass to choose a leading man for Cyrus , their first studio film, it had to be John C. Reilly. The 45-year-old actor has spent much of his career taking what’s on the page and embroidering it with improvisation and inspiration, and that’s the exact approach the Duplasses have spent their last few movies refining. Whether he’s riffing wildly in Talladega Nights or taking a much more controlled approach (as he does in Lynne Ramsay’s upcoming We Need To Talk About Kevin ), Reilly has the ability to make even the craziest lines and behavior of his characters seem utterly natural. Last week, I met up with him at the Four Seasons in Los Angeles to talk about Cyrus , tease Kevin , and discuss his ever-shifting attitude toward his own work.
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John C. Reilly: ‘The Older I Get, the Less Interested I Am in Seeing My Movies’
