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" 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
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" 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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" 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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" 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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" I learned that the best way to work is to allow the scene to live on its own before making major adjustments, whether in rehearsal or on film. "
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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. "
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" I went to Dave Eggers with this idea of doing a movie about a guy going through some sort of Frank Capra-esque journey. "
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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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" My parents and my brothers and their wives are incredible and formed me as a person long before I got to Hollywood. "
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" 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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" 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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" I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. And I'm really sensitive, so I take even small mistakes as huge ones. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I've always loved where my dad came from and the ideals that he instilled in me. "
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" If there was ever someone to look up to, it's Tom Hanks. "
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" The real drawback when you write with a partner is that where you want it to go and where they want it to go is similar, but not exactly lined up, and that's where it's going to lead you into trouble. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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" For me, 'Arrested Development' is the cornerstone of recent television comedy. It's so incredibly flawless and perfect. "
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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 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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" 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. "
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" The perfect gadget would somehow allow me to fly. Isn't that what everybody wants? It would also cook a damn good microwave pizza. So while in flight you had something to eat - an in-flight meal. Where would I go? Well, nowadays, it would probably just take me to work a lot quicker. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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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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" 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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