John Krasinski

I've never been someone who dates all that much - I'm more of a serial monogamist.

Directing was a great experience, but it's terrifying to have the responsibility of carving up the other actors' performances.

I was a waiter before 'The Office,' so to me, this was a winning lottery ticket. Everything about my life has changed.

I've always loved those movies where somebody really wants something, and then the thing they want is right in front of them.

I got fired from being a lunch-shift bartender because I had a reading of a play.

I held down as many jobs as I could find, from being a waiter to working at a yoga studio and as a ticket-taker at a small theater company - anything that would allow me to go out and do auditions.

I think we all get into situations where we don't know how to proceed, and those are really the scariest moments that we have, but that's also what makes us 'grow up' and learn a lot about each other.

I love feeling strong. You pick up your daughter with ease while everyone else makes a little grunt when they pick up their kids.

I remember when I saw 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' I wanted to go out and direct a movie right there on the streets of Manhattan. Unfortunately, you can't without permits.

I'm that sort of weird guy who will watch a movie almost every day if I can.

I was one of those kids who had never seen an indie film before I got to college. If it wasn't a big, huge tentpole movie, or if it wasn't on the radio, I hadn't experienced it.

To me, it seems like both 'Brief Interviews' and 'The Office' deal with characters that see themselves differently than the world sees them.

Sadly, I'm one of those people who emotionally puts things off and then gets caught very blindsided at the end.

All relationships are a learning experience, even ones you continue to be in. If you don't see them as that, then that's a problem.

My main focus is to always try to be myself first, and then, hey, if I wear a cool jacket, that's a bonus.

A good part's a good part. You can play serious and funny moments with a well-written role.

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.

When I got to college, as I was walking across campus one day, I ripped off a little flyer for this sketch-comedy group. It ended up being one of the greatest things I've ever done.

I wanted to be an English teacher. I wanted to do it for the corduroy jackets with patches on the side.

I admire him so much; if I was ever going to have a dude-crush, it would be on George Clooney. I mean, I don't think you can avoid it. It's like a superpower - he just sucks anybody in around him.

I don't think I'll ever be comfortable being considered a sex symbol, especially after you work with someone like George Clooney.

Hearing anyone think that I'm any form of sexy or handsome is incredibly flattering.

Luckily, I have two of the coolest parents around. They're so open about having any and all experiences, so they never hindered us in any way by categorizing or judging anything.

It's funny: I've always had the analogy of a snow globe, that Hollywood is a snow globe. No, it's true. If you shake it up, you can look at it and really enjoy it. But don't ever go in. Don't ever buy into it and be like, 'I deserve all of this!' because it can go away at any time, so just have a lot of fun.

I want to start a Dunkin' Donuts in Los Angeles. I already have the perfect location picked out. It would be the old Tower Records buildings on Sunset.

I planned on being an English teacher, but I don't know where that went.

I'm not looking to do 'Half Nelson' next, but to play anything that's a little more complex is really fun.

For me, there are worse things than being pigeonholed as the nice guy.

Being from Boston, I think we have to get the 'Good Will Hunting' poster tattooed on our backs when we're like 16 or 17; it's just a rite of passage. That movie is so, so, so huge.

I went to Dave Eggers with this idea of doing a movie about a guy going through some sort of Frank Capra-esque journey.

I had done one failed pilot. I remember, when it failed, I was like, 'Oh my God, how does someone survive this? That's it - that's the end of my career; it's over.'

It's tough to live in New York and be in the business.

I credit NTI, truthfully, with everything as far as where my head is and what my goals are and dreams are. I would say it was probably one of the most influential moments of my life, being there.

I had never taken acting at Brown to be the beginnings of a career. I always did it just for fun.

I don't go out - ever. I'm lucky enough to have awesome friends, and we always end up at someone's house. We're big house-party guys.

For me, 'Arrested Development' is the cornerstone of recent television comedy. It's so incredibly flawless and perfect.

I always stay with my parents. When you come home, you gotta do that. It's weird to be like, 'Hey, I'm at a hotel. Drive 20 minutes to see me, and we'll have dinner.'

When people ask if I'm going to be sad that 'The Office' is over, they don't even understand the depth of that question for me. It's an era of my life. No one would have known my name if it wasn't for the show.

This is the time for me to step out and show that I don't just want to play the nice guy roles, and I think I'll find out what my limits are.

Growing up, I remember the 'Cheers' finale and 'M*A*S*H' and all these amazing finales, and I remember them being very, very important.

By being a waiter 100 percent, I think I was a lot like any other actor in New York. I had credits because I'd work lunches during the week, and then on a Wednesday would go be lucky enough to be in a movie like 'Kinsey.'

I definitely had fun being a waiter. I can't say for sure that I was a good waiter. I think that I made people have a good time.

Bizarrely, on movie sets, they don't really dig it when you look in the camera, which is a bizarre fact.

I think we all have a responsibility to tell good stories.

If there was ever someone to look up to, it's Tom Hanks.

I used to make fun of my friends who had BlackBerries. And I know that the expression CrackBerry has been going around, but now I fully understand it. I'm actually addicted to a piece of machinery, and that's really embarrassing.

I know I'm guilty of and I think a lot of people are guilty of sort of getting starry-eyed with love and sort of looking over the bad things and keep going and you don't really prepare for how much work marriage really is.

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.

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.'

I wanted to be an English teacher. I wanted to do it for the corduroy jackets with patches on the side. When I got to college, as I was walking across campus one day, I ripped off a little flyer for this sketch-comedy group. It ended up being one of the greatest things I've ever done.