We loved John C. Reilly in films like Boogie Nights and Chicago, and now we’re dying to see him in the new Judd Apatow movie Walk Hard. And it turns out that his singing and acting ability isn’t the only reason he’s awesome: he doesn’t have an assistant. Reilly was reportedly embarrassed when he showed up on the Walk Hard set to find that he had a newly-hired assistant waiting. He said, “I’m a very modest person, you know. I hate the term ‘celebrity’ or ‘movie star’. It’s embarrassing. I’m from Chicago, and that’s not what I signed up for. They gave me an assistant on Walk Hard, and I never knew what to do with the guy. I’m used to getting my own coffee.”
John C. Reilly, American Hero. Once again proving our point that if we would actually choose be someone’s assistant, they’re probably too cool to want one.
Angelina Jolie apparently doesn’t have an assistant either. She has a manager, which lends a sense of “I trust you to make educated decisions on my behalf” instead of the sadly typical, “I own you.”