James Cagney
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John Christopher Reillyis an American actor. He is known as a character actor taking leading and supporting roles in independent drama films and studio comedies. He gained exposure through his supporting roles in Paul Thomas Anderson’s films Hard Eightand Magnoliaand The Aviatorearning nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Critics’ Choice Award.
Reilly is also known for his work on television. He created and starred in a Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8and led an ensemble cast for the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynastyhe was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
God forbid you got seasick because there was no option to go back. So that really did force us to be a group.
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Oh, absolutely, it felt more serious than your typical job. One of the things that got us through how difficult the shooting actually was was that we are telling a real story.
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There’s something about the water – that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You’re on Earth but not quite.
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This is real human drama, we’re not creating some amusement park ride for the summer. Even though the movie is really exciting to watch, it’s got a real pathos behind it.
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I try to take things that challenge me either physically or mentally, or I have to learn a new skill.
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You were there all day long, 12 hours a day. So there was none of this, ‘I’m going back to my trailer, my trailer’s bigger than your trailer,’ that kind of Hollywood nonsense.
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One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of times you just couldn’t leave. Especially when we were out at sea.
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