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" 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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" People aren't throwing themselves at me, but I also don't go out very much. Like, when I do go out, it's for breakfast, so it's a little hard to throw yourself at me during breakfast. "

John Krasinski

Yourself

People

Hard

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 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.' "

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

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

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

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

John Krasinski

You

Guy

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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

" I'm a huge classics fan. I love Ernest Hemingway and J. D. Salinger. I'm that guy who rereads a book before I read newer stuff, which is probably not all that progressive, and it's not really going to make me a better reader. "

" 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 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've always loved those movies where somebody really wants something, and then the thing they want is right in front of them. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I used to make fun of my friends who had BlackBerries. And I know that the expression CrackBerry has been going around, but now I fully understand it. I'm actually addicted to a piece of machinery, and that's really embarrassing. "

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

" 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. "

John Krasinski

Think

Know

" It looks like I've been smart about it, but truly, I've been incredibly lucky to have the right people notice me and want to work with me. "

John Krasinski

Lucky

People

" Sadly, I'm one of those people who emotionally puts things off and then gets caught very blindsided at the end. "

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

John Krasinski

Nice

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. "

" 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. "