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" In acting, you get to that place where it's serene, where you just feel it. I'm glad to be doing the drama because you can kind of take your time more and let a moment live more. "

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" Being on 'The Office' prepared me for drama. Comedy got me ready, but once you get down to it, they're two sides of the same thing. I mean, the delivery has to be different - in drama, there's more time to breathe, and comedy's all about hitting the joke. "

Craig Robinson

Be Different

You

" Who knows if I would get to do 'Mr. Robot' if I was on 'Mr. Robinson?' "

Craig Robinson

Knows

Get

" I'm focused on the work. And now I've done 'Morris' and 'Mr. Robot,' my appetite is whet to go deeper. It's fun, and it's challenging, and it stretches me. I'm not saying I'm done with comedy by any stretch of the imagination. I'm saying, yeah, let's see how deep the rabbit hole goes. "

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Deep

Work

" Coming up with comedy is hard, man. Those bits aren't easy to think of! "

Craig Robinson

Hard

Man

" It's funny to see how people react to the project, to read their thoughts, and I wonder aloud, 'Did they even watch the movie? Did they even get it?' I know we, myself and the entire cast, put a lot of heart, love and humor into 'Meet the Peeples'. I'm very proud of that film and what we were able to accomplish. "

" I was approached by my agent, who said they were interested in me for 'Mr. Robot'. Then I binge-watched the show, and I was like, 'Uh, I would like this. Show me how I'm gonna fit in there, but yeah, I would love it.' "

" As a comic and as an actor, I think you've got to be partially crazy. "

" My father tried to discourage me from going into comedy, mainly because he felt like it wasn't promising. It was pie in the sky. "

Craig Robinson

Pie

" My first time in Germany. We started off in Heidelberg, which is this quaint, nice town. The Germans, they shoot just like the Americans, except for, if it's a 10-hour day, they're leaving at 5. You don't go to 5:30, 6, 7. No. And then we had a fest for everything. "

Craig Robinson

Leaving

Nice

" I'm Mr. Grits. One of the non-perishables. "

Craig Robinson

" I was in a TV show called 'Lucky' on FX. The casting director from 'Lucky' was casting 'Dragon Wars'. She called me in to meet with the producer and audition, and I got it from there. "

" My whole life, people have been like, 'I don't know if you're playing or serious.' "

Craig Robinson

Serious

People

" You've got to talk to your kids as both a parent and a friend. "

" I think I said something mean when I was little, and my mother snapped on me. I was just like, 'I'm sorry!' I could relate. If I had cursed out my dad, I probably would be just waking up. "

Craig Robinson

Said

Mean

" We even did a re-imagining of 'Spider-Man' that James Franco starred in that didn't make it into 'This Is The End'. That didn't make the final cut, but I wouldn't be surprised if it made the DVD. "

" The end of 2016, Mariah Carey got on stage, and it was mean. The technical difficulties that she came across, now everybody think that she was lost. "

" That's when I'm at my rawest. When I'm performing with the band. It's just like the groove is going, whether we're fast or slow, I can just transport myself. "

" I love the deadpan. It's such a strong go-to. It lets the audience make their own decisions about what you're thinking. "

" I think I, and the audience, would enjoy a kissing scene with me and Rihanna. That would've been cool for me to see, rehearse, practice, and all that. Me and Rihanna. "

" I have a sound. It's called 'funk mixed with stank.' That's what I do. "

" I understand the importance of mentorship for young people, even outside their parents. That's more important now than ever. You gotta have that support system everywhere you can. "

" It's always nice to do a family movie, because I do a lot of R-rated stuff. "

" I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, north Beverly. It was cool, everybody's cool on the block. "

Craig Robinson

Chicago

Side

" You know Seth and Evan, they were lead writers for 'Pineapple Express', and they are great at mixing things up. Taking different genres and mish-mashing them up to create something dynamically new. They'll throw comedy at you, but with a dash of horror and fright that is supposed to make you shocked and scared. "

" It's a farmers market. You can get whatever - peaches, a sandwich. There might be a little band there. I'd sit in with the band. Yeah, that's what I would do. Sit in with the band at the farmers market. Sing a couple of songs, eat a peach, and hug people. "

" If you're going to be the lead, you better be ready to always be working. "

" I got mad love for hot tubs. "

" I'm a Scorpio. I have different mood swings. "

" Always wanted to go to Germany... probably one of my top ten. "

Craig Robinson

Wanted

Germany