John C Reilly's child education

23-07-2008 13:30

John C. Reilly studied his children for tips on perfecting his latest character.The actor stars alongside Will Ferrell in 'Step Brothers' as two grown men who are forced to live together when their parents marry and John says watching his children's habits was good preparation for the role.He explained: "I would go home and observe my own children losing it when they didn't get something that they wanted, or fighting with each other. "I would watch them for a little while until it got so annoying I'd have to make them stop. But I picked up a few things."The 'Gangs of New York' star also revealed he is willing to go to any lengths for a comedy role.He said: "I love giving the audience something they aren't expecting. I've always loved shtick but not just doing meaningless pratfalls to get a laugh."The best are like Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Chevy Chase. What they do is funny because it's realistic.