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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. "
John Krasinski
Feeling
Finding
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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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University
" 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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" 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 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. "
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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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Love
" 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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Doing
" 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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" 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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Best
" Each cast member brings their own vibe and antics to the set. You're constantly surrounded by fun loving people who can make you laugh in their own way. "
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Laugh
You
People
" Being funny is one of my greatest strengths. I can make girls smile when they're down, and when they're having a good time, I can carry on the joke. "
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Down
Time
" 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
" 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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Want
You
Go
" I had never taken acting at Brown to be the beginnings of a career. I always did it just for fun. "
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Career
Just
Never
" 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. "
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Go
House
End
" 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
" 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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Done
Got
Group
" 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. "
John Krasinski
Mistake
Way
You
" I got fired from being a lunch-shift bartender because I had a reading of a play. "
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Bartender
Fired
Got
" For me, 'Arrested Development' is the cornerstone of recent television comedy. It's so incredibly flawless and perfect. "
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Perfect
Television
Me
" My favorite water cooler topic is fantasy football. I used to make fun of friends for doing it and now I'm obsessed. "
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Water
Doing
Football
" For me, there are worse things than being pigeonholed as the nice guy. "
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Nice
Me
Guy
" I love feeling strong. You pick up your daughter with ease while everyone else makes a little grunt when they pick up their kids. "
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Love
Daughter
Feeling
" 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
" 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.' "
John Krasinski
Week
Work
New York
" 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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Focus
Jacket
Myself
" 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
" This is the time for me to step out and show that I don't just want to play the nice guy roles, and I think I'll find out what my limits are. "
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Nice
Me
Step
" 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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Relationship
Yourself
Hope
" No matter what a guy says, if he shows up at all the places you're at, he's hooked. "
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Up
You
Guy
" Sadly, I'm one of those people who emotionally puts things off and then gets caught very blindsided at the end. "
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