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" I think we all have a responsibility to tell good stories. "
John Krasinski
Tell
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Good
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" The things we always disengage with are one-sided stories or one-sided characters. They're very boring. When you feel like you're being hit over the head, you disengage. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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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" I'm that sort of weird guy who will watch a movie almost every day if I can. "
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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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Enjoy
" There are always roles that seem enticing that you can't do because of scheduling. "
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" I planned on being an English teacher, but I don't know where that went. "
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" My main focus is to always try to be myself first, and then, hey, if I wear a cool jacket, that's a bonus. "
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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. "
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" Hearing anyone think that I'm any form of sexy or handsome is incredibly flattering. "
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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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" For me, there are worse things than being pigeonholed as the nice guy. "
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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 always loved where my dad came from and the ideals that he instilled in me. "
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" My name was originally John Collins, but I just didn't think it had the flair I needed. I found out the poet laureate of Poland was named Krasinski and so it seemed like a shoe-in for show business. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" I definitely had fun being a waiter. I can't say for sure that I was a good waiter. I think that I made people have a good time. "
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" 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. "
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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 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. "
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