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" I was one of those kids who had never seen an indie film before I got to college. If it wasn't a big, huge tentpole movie, or if it wasn't on the radio, I hadn't experienced it. "

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" I was a waiter before 'The Office,' so to me, this was a winning lottery ticket. Everything about my life has changed. "

John Krasinski

Winning

Life

" 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. "

" 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. "

John Krasinski

Want

You

" I know I'm guilty of and I think a lot of people are guilty of sort of getting starry-eyed with love and sort of looking over the bad things and keep going and you don't really prepare for how much work marriage really is. "

" Hearing anyone think that I'm any form of sexy or handsome is incredibly flattering. "

" A good part's a good part. You can play serious and funny moments with a well-written role. "

" 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

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

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

" 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

" 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 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. "

" 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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think we all have a responsibility to tell good stories. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If there was ever someone to look up to, it's Tom Hanks. "

" 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. "

John Krasinski

Mean

Him

" 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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm not looking to do 'Half Nelson' next, but to play anything that's a little more complex is really fun. "

John Krasinski

Play

Looking

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

" Probably the biggest challenge for me as a director was to not show how scared I was. I was surrounded by some of the most talented people in the industry, and I had to pretend I knew what I was doing. "

" 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. "

" 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. "