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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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" 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. "

John Krasinski

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You

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

John Krasinski

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Looking

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

" 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.' "

" My parents and my brothers and their wives are incredible and formed me as a person long before I got to Hollywood. "

" The way the British 'Office' got away with being so dark was that it only had 13 episodes. There are realistic elements that people obviously enjoy, but they don't necessarily want to relive the trials and tribulations of their average work day. "

" 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. "

" Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

" To me, it seems like both 'Brief Interviews' and 'The Office' deal with characters that see themselves differently than the world sees them. "

John Krasinski

World

Office

" I love feeling strong. You pick up your daughter with ease while everyone else makes a little grunt when they pick up their kids. "

" I've never been someone who dates all that much - I'm more of a serial monogamist. "

John Krasinski

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Been

" 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. "

" 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

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Love

" For me, there are worse things than being pigeonholed as the nice guy. "

John Krasinski

Nice

Guy

" 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. "

" I'm that sort of weird guy who will watch a movie almost every day if I can. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" There are always roles that seem enticing that you can't do because of scheduling. "

" No matter what a guy says, if he shows up at all the places you're at, he's hooked. "

John Krasinski

You

Guy

" 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. "

" Directing was a great experience, but it's terrifying to have the responsibility of carving up the other actors' performances. "

John Krasinski

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Experience

" 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. "

John Krasinski

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Step

" 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. "