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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.' "

John Krasinski

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Pilot

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 know I'll never be put in the position of making the adulterous mistake, but there are mistakes along the way that are as complicated, that get blown out of proportion because you're not willing to admit that you've made them. "

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

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

" I've always loved where my dad came from and the ideals that he instilled in me. "

John Krasinski

Always

" I think one of the coolest things about the job is the level of trust we have for each other. The actors fully trust that the writers will write amazing episodes, and the writers trust that the actors will follow their instincts with the characters. "

" People aren't throwing themselves at me, but I also don't go out very much. Like, when I do go out, it's for breakfast, so it's a little hard to throw yourself at me during breakfast. "

" 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 had never taken acting at Brown to be the beginnings of a career. I always did it just for fun. "

" 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. "

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

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World

Office

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" 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

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" I'm a huge classics fan. I love Ernest Hemingway and J. D. Salinger. I'm that guy who rereads a book before I read newer stuff, which is probably not all that progressive, and it's not really going to make me a better reader. "

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

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You

Guy

" I've always loved those movies where somebody really wants something, and then the thing they want is right in front of them. "

" There's a large oak tree in the Newton Centre park playground that is legendary because only a few humans have hit it with a baseball from home plate, and B.J. Novak is among them. And I was there that day. "