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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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John Krasinski
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: October 20
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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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It's definitely particular to each situation, but whether it is a long history, or someone that you're intimidated by, or someone that you didn't think you ever had a shot at, at the end of the day, I think we're all living through high school, every day.
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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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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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I don't want my kids to ever think that I am choosing my job over them.
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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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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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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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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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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. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, you should read To Kill a Mockingbird.
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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. There's this weird politeness that we have, as a society. You don't want to make it hard for anybody.
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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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The first acting thing I ever did was my senior year I decided not to play a sport in the Spring and, in that Spring B.J. Novak who went to school with me, asked if I'd be in this show that was a parody of all the teachers in the school, 'sure!' That was the first acting thing I did.
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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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That was okay [ working with George Clooney]. One of these days I'll work with a good director.
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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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The first time I ever cried in a movie was in Dead Poet's Society.
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Ninety percent of your job is done if you find the right cast.
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