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To me, television is one of the most exciting things going on right now, as far as content goes. Some of these shows that are on television are better than any of the movies out there.

John Krasinski

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John Krasinski
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: October 20
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It's a great wake-up call for our entire industry: What movies are we making? What storytellers are we allowing to tell the stories? What people are we allowing to be cast in those stories? I think we need newer stories, and more people given the opportunity to do anything they want.
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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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All I've ever wanted to do was be a great dad, and yet there's no stopping this existential mirror that's held up to yourself when you're about to have a kid.
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There are always roles that seem enticing that you can't do because of scheduling.
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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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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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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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A lot of times in movies, you see the small town people, being bowled over by this creative entity or this corporate ideal, and it's not true, at all.
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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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After three takes, [George Clooney] is like, 'We got it,' and I'm still thinking, 'I'm just getting used to this. I shouldn't have done it in a Russian accent.' No, he's great. He's a good guy.
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Ninety percent of your job is done if you find the right cast.
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For me, anything I do is totally up for conversation and it's not my right to be able to stop a person from writing whatever they want. What's harmful and hurtful is when people speculate.
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One of the best lessons I've ever gotten in my life is to anticipate nothing because it's always worse in your head than it really is.
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I think we owe absolutely everything to the fans.
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Boston is actually the capital of the world. You didn't know that? We breed smart-ass, quippy, funny people. Not that I'm one of them. I just sorta sneaked in under the radar.
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People have a sense of humor, even if it's not a good one, and everybody has stakes.
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I didn't go to the special screening on a spaceship where everybody goes to have their special screenings...Everybody knows that's what happens in Hollywood.
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When you have two people that good in a movie, I think it adds a class and a feeling of importance for other actors that they want to be involved.
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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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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.
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