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" By being a waiter 100 percent, I think I was a lot like any other actor in New York. I had credits because I'd work lunches during the week, and then on a Wednesday would go be lucky enough to be in a movie like 'Kinsey.' "

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" I think we all get into situations where we don't know how to proceed, and those are really the scariest moments that we have, but that's also what makes us 'grow up' and learn a lot about each other. "

John Krasinski

Think

Know

" The way the British 'Office' got away with being so dark was that it only had 13 episodes. There are realistic elements that people obviously enjoy, but they don't necessarily want to relive the trials and tribulations of their average work day. "

" I planned on being an English teacher, but I don't know where that went. "

" I've fallen in love with shows like 'Homeland' and 'The Wire.' And I think 'The Office' is in a category like that. "

John Krasinski

Think

Love

" I taught English in Costa Rica before I went to college. I'm not an especially outdoorsy guy, but sometimes I would spot wildlife while whitewater rafting or walking in the rainforest at 5 A.M. "

" Most of the people I know who work out seriously do so because they have such an amazing outlook on life. To be who I want to be, I'm going to work out to be more positive, more active. It's proactive. "

" Luckily, I have two of the coolest parents around. They're so open about having any and all experiences, so they never hindered us in any way by categorizing or judging anything. "

" Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it's always more fun in the end. "

" To me, it seems like both 'Brief Interviews' and 'The Office' deal with characters that see themselves differently than the world sees them. "

John Krasinski

World

Office

" You can't do anything to be funny. That's cringeworthy. If your humor comes out of a place of love every time, you don't make the joke bigger than you. The funniest comedians are in touch with their emotional level. "

" I was born in Newton, MA. Graduated from Brown University in 2001 with honors in English as a playwright. I attended the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Center in Waterford, CT just after Brown. I moved to NYC in 2002 and was a professional... waiter, for 3 years. "

" There's the push and pull you put on yourself and the push and pull the world puts on you. Most of the time, the world's going to win out, because it's just logical that you should be more successful and more motivated. You can always be more. "

" You can never perfect a relationship, and you can never perfect yourself to be in a relationship. You're always going to be changing, and you hope it's for the better. "

" Bizarrely, on movie sets, they don't really dig it when you look in the camera, which is a bizarre fact. "

" It's tough to live in New York and be in the business. "

" I held down as many jobs as I could find, from being a waiter to working at a yoga studio and as a ticket-taker at a small theater company - anything that would allow me to go out and do auditions. "

John Krasinski

Small

Company

" There are always roles that seem enticing that you can't do because of scheduling. "

" I had done one failed pilot. I remember, when it failed, I was like, 'Oh my God, how does someone survive this? That's it - that's the end of my career; it's over.' "

" I remember when I saw 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' I wanted to go out and direct a movie right there on the streets of Manhattan. Unfortunately, you can't without permits. "

John Krasinski

Sunshine

Mind

" When people ask if I'm going to be sad that 'The Office' is over, they don't even understand the depth of that question for me. It's an era of my life. No one would have known my name if it wasn't for the show. "

John Krasinski

My Life

Life

" I think that whether you're married or not, in any relationship, there's always the terror that you're going to screw something up. "

" We can appear to be tough as nails, but guys have a level of insecurity and vulnerability that's exponentially bigger than you think. With the primal urge to be alpha comes extreme heartbreak. The harder we fight, the harder we fall. "

" I don't go out - ever. I'm lucky enough to have awesome friends, and we always end up at someone's house. We're big house-party guys. "

John Krasinski

House

End

" If you did go to high school and then college, there's definitely a solidarity with someone that is from your hometown and knows your mom and all that stuff. "

" It's funny: I've always had the analogy of a snow globe, that Hollywood is a snow globe. No, it's true. If you shake it up, you can look at it and really enjoy it. But don't ever go in. Don't ever buy into it and be like, 'I deserve all of this!' because it can go away at any time, so just have a lot of fun. "

" David Foster Wallace, in my opinion, is one of the greatest writers we've ever had, certainly in the last twenty years. His obvious dominance of the English language is partnered with honest moments and the most beautifully dark sensibility. "

" Growing up, I remember the 'Cheers' finale and 'M*A*S*H' and all these amazing finales, and I remember them being very, very important. "

" I love feeling strong. You pick up your daughter with ease while everyone else makes a little grunt when they pick up their kids. "

" For me, 'Arrested Development' is the cornerstone of recent television comedy. It's so incredibly flawless and perfect. "

John Krasinski

Perfect

Television

" My main focus is to always try to be myself first, and then, hey, if I wear a cool jacket, that's a bonus. "