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I don't want my kids to ever think that I am choosing my job over them.

John Krasinski

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John Krasinski
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: October 20
Actor
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Film Director
Film Producer
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Television Actor
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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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Writing and directing just sort of fell into my lap.
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When I look at my parents I'm like, 'This is easy. Staying together for 35 years? How hard is that?' They're like, 'Very hard.
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Let's be honest, there are a lot of family movies I like some of them, I don't like other ones.
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Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.
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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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Richard Jenkins read the script [The Hollars] and really liked it, but he said, 'If you can get Margo Martindale, I'll do it. Otherwise, good luck.
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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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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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I fell in love with the book [ Brief Interviews with Hideous Men] and always wanted to do something with and fought to get the rights, which was pretty fun and an incredible experience in itself.
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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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My favorite scene on the show [The Office] is on the booze cruise when I finally get to talk to her and tell her, and I react exactly how I would react by saying nothing.
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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 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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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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The funniest comedians are in touch with their emotional level.
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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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