John C Reilly: It's rough when people are screaming Boats 'N Hoes at your kids'

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"He's standing near the door, dressed in a tan fedora with black suspenders holding up his slacks, looking like a man out of time. His shirt sleeves are rolled up in acknowledgement of the Southern Californian heat, and he appraises me with a cagey look that seems to ask: Is this the writer sent to interview me, or just some crazed fan wanting a selfie and to shake and bake with the guy from Talladega Nights?"

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