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" 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
Go
House
End
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" Boston is actually the capital of the world. You didn't know that? We breed smart-ass, quippy, funny people. Not that I'm one of them. I just sorta sneaked in under the radar. "
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Boston
" I wanted to be an English teacher. I wanted to do it for the corduroy jackets with patches on the side. When I got to college, as I was walking across campus one day, I ripped off a little flyer for this sketch-comedy group. It ended up being one of the greatest things I've ever done. "
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" 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. "
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" No matter what a guy says, if he shows up at all the places you're at, he's hooked. "
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" I've fallen in love with shows like 'Homeland' and 'The Wire.' And I think 'The Office' is in a category like that. "
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" 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.' "
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" I've never been someone who dates all that much - I'm more of a serial monogamist. "
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" 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. "
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Humor
Funny
Love
" Directing was a great experience, but it's terrifying to have the responsibility of carving up the other actors' performances. "
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Up
Great
Experience
" I want to start a Dunkin' Donuts in Los Angeles. I already have the perfect location picked out. It would be the old Tower Records buildings on Sunset. "
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Want
Buildings
Sunset
" All relationships are a learning experience, even ones you continue to be in. If you don't see them as that, then that's a problem. "
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Learning
Experience
See
" 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. "
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My Life
Life
Me
" A good part's a good part. You can play serious and funny moments with a well-written role. "
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Moments
Funny
Good
" I credit NTI, truthfully, with everything as far as where my head is and what my goals are and dreams are. I would say it was probably one of the most influential moments of my life, being there. "
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Dreams
Life
Moments
" Being from Boston, I think we have to get the 'Good Will Hunting' poster tattooed on our backs when we're like 16 or 17; it's just a rite of passage. That movie is so, so, so huge. "
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Think
Will
Boston
" 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
Go
Mind
" 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. "
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Me
Small
Company
" I used to make fun of my friends who had BlackBerries. And I know that the expression CrackBerry has been going around, but now I fully understand it. I'm actually addicted to a piece of machinery, and that's really embarrassing. "
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Friends
Now
Know
" Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something. "
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Medals
Never
You
" I was a waiter before 'The Office,' so to me, this was a winning lottery ticket. Everything about my life has changed. "
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Life
Me
" I don't think I'll ever be comfortable being considered a sex symbol, especially after you work with someone like George Clooney. "
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Sex
" 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. "
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" I admire him so much; if I was ever going to have a dude-crush, it would be on George Clooney. I mean, I don't think you can avoid it. It's like a superpower - he just sucks anybody in around him. "
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Mean
Like
Him
" I'm not looking to do 'Half Nelson' next, but to play anything that's a little more complex is really fun. "
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More
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" I'm really not feeling one way or the other with comedy or drama, I'm just sort of doing projects that I've been finding really fun to be a part of. "
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Feeling
Finding
Fun
" Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it's always more fun in the end. "
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Fun
Trying
New Things
" The first acting thing I ever did was my senior year I decided not to play a sport in the Spring and, in that Spring B.J. Novak who went to school with me, asked if I'd be in this show that was a parody of all the teachers in the school, 'sure!' That was the first acting thing I did. "
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School
Acting
Teachers
" 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. "
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High School
School
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" 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. "
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Sometimes
Wildlife
Walking
" It's tough to live in New York and be in the business. "
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New
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