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The only reason why I acted in school was because of the community, like I was in the chorus of every play, I was never really the lead.

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John Krasinski
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: October 20
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That was okay [ working with George Clooney]. One of these days I'll work with a good director.
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I grew up with the Boston vibe and the Catholic vibe. I don't want to put anybody out.
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The one-liner of this movie [ The Hollars], you've probably heard before: 'A guy goes home to his family and finds out about himself.
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We live in a very modern age and the dynamic of raising kids and being a professional are intersecting a lot more - especially for women.
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I have people printing that I have. Never been engaged. As far as what I think of marriage, I think it's great. I think I'd like to be married some day, but I'll start with love.
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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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The idea of family is really one of the only things we can all say we have and we can't run away from. Whether you like your family or not. Whether it's complicated or not, there's something - call it spiritual, call it existential, whatever - that's in you.
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Keeping it real is the key and I don't know how they've done that week after week. I think the key is that everybody can sort of empathize with [The Office].
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I love this script [The Hollars] because I'm lucky enough to come from a really tightknit family.
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I related so much to the responsibility of being a parent, the responsibility of did you screw your kid up, the responsibility of letting your own parents down.
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We have the best writers in the business [on The Office].
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To be that big of a star and that grounded and that classy, I'm mean [ George Clooney] was a true mentor for me and, as a director, he's incredible.
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