JOHN C. REILLY WORSHIPS WILL FERRELL

John C. Reilly, acting in character, talks about his affinity for Ricky Bobby, who is also known as funny man Will Ferrell. Keywords: Saturday Night Live.

John C. Reilly stars as Cal Naughton, Jr., NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby’s number one wing man in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. When asked what it’s like to be Ricky’s team mate this is what he had to say.

When told that Cal thinks of him as Jesus, Ricky Bobby was flattered but wouldn’t take credit for the holy compliment. Instead he offered his own personal favorite.

“Well it’s an honor. It’s not every day you get to meet a human being like Ricky. It’s almost like at this time he’s achieved a God-like status. No offense to Jesus but he’s God like. So what’s it feel like to be God’s wing man? It feels awesome. It feels like an arc angel.”

Cal Naughton Jr’s loyalty to Ricky Bobby goes way back as the two have been best friends since childhood.

“I kind of have a soft spot for the baby Jesus and that’s just me. I’m not trying to cut down the other types of Jesus, like the teenage Jesus or a young man, young adolescent kind of almost a man Jesus, or barefoot Jesus or last supper Jesus. All those Jesus are fantastic, they’re great choices but for me it’s apples and oranges. I just like the baby Jesus best cause he’s cute, adorable and holy at the same time.”