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That was okay [ working with George Clooney]. One of these days I'll work with a good director.
John Krasinski
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John Krasinski
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: October 20
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I'm not gonna be one of those actors who's like, It's such a drag to not see your kids. Of course it is, but that's the compromise that you're making.
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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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Ninety percent of your job is done if you find the right cast.
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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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Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it's always more fun in the end.
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My family's the best so to call and say, 'I'm in a movie with Robin Williams,' and they're like, 'That's ridiculous.' And I'm like, 'Good, as long as you think that, too.' Because as soon as you say, 'I deserve this,' it's over.
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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 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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Truly, when I say the show has given me everything, it's given me everything.
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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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I've always loved those movies where somebody thinks they want something, and then they realize that the thing they really want is right in front of them.
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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 think it's a big chance to take to make a movie that's about as something as pure and honest and something people can relate to everyday.
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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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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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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 am in that everything [ David Foster Wallace] writes is pretty much the best stuff I've read, so that makes me a fan I guess.
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There are always roles that seem enticing that you can't do because of scheduling.
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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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