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. John Krasinski More Quotes by John Krasinski More Quotes From John Krasinski 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. John Krasinski want-something realizing thinking 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. John Krasinski scripts good-luck said I'm a sucker where I love shifting tides. John Krasinski sucker shifting tides 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 shows exciting television People have a sense of humor, even if it's not a good one, and everybody has stakes. John Krasinski stakes sense-of-humor people 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. John Krasinski towns creative people I've always loved where my dad came from and the ideals that instilled in me. John Krasinski my-dad ideals dad I have the most incredible parents and they didn't put pressure on me. I grew up in a house and no matter what they thought of things, it was always about my choice. John Krasinski parent choices house 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. John Krasinski community play school 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. John Krasinski long school thinking In a lot of relationships, when you're an adult, you realize that you've actually just been repeating a pattern. When someone breaks that pattern and it makes you realize what's right or wrong about the person. When you actually have to confront it, that's probably why a lot of adult relationships don't survive. John Krasinski patterns realizing adults 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. John Krasinski mom college school Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it's always more fun in the end. John Krasinski always-trying scary fun I love this script [The Hollars] because I'm lucky enough to come from a really tightknit family. John Krasinski scripts lucky enough There's not swelling music and emotional scenes in life, and there's not long pauses when you tell a joke for everybody to laugh. That's not how it goes. Life just sort of happens to you. John Krasinski emotional laughing long I forget who said it, but someone said, your job as an actor is to communicate the most honest version of this character, and so the parts of you that you can use are obviously the easiest to access, because you live through them every day. John Krasinski use jobs character 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. John Krasinski everyday people thinking I think there's a part of us that would like to use the fact that we're married, but you don't want the idea that we're married to overshadow the project itself.We're just looking for something that's so specific and good that it becomes a part of the story of why we did it rather than when we go to do press it's, 'Oh, my God, you're married and that's the only thing we want to talk about.' If we can merge both, that could be great. John Krasinski facts ideas thinking I'm a sap, I'll cry at anything. But I don't cry when I feel manipulated, or when there's a music cue telling me to. John Krasinski sap cry feels Acting is always more fun for me.I love being a part of a story, I love collaborating, I love working with different directors. If I just directed more and more, it would lessen the opportunity to work with all these big directors that I've had the opportunity to work with. John Krasinski opportunity fun love-is