John Krasinski Quotes

The work evolves when you get another part, and then you're getting called on to solve difficult characters, to inject a note of humanity into them. It's more interesting for me to do that than to stand around and be sunny.

I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along.

Every role is challenging in its own way, but the most challenging roles are the ones that are badly written - then it's completely up to you to come up with something that is interesting to the story and myself as an actor.

I am fine playing 'Law & Order' and even the 'Jurassic' movies to be straight up, as far as the characters being portrayed there, but I never want to stay in straight-up land too long. I always wanted to do something where the character's world gets to be explored.

Playing dysfunctional characters or crazy characters is only fun if they're well written. So I have been lucky enough to be asked to play crazy people who are very well written.

I'm always wishing for more intrigue and meaty stuff to do as an actor.

I've had some marvelous parts, but I'm also asked to play characters who are kind of superficial people.

For me, I'm always looking for the opportunity for a character that challenges me and lets me play two for the price of one.

As actors, we want to choose somebody who has conflicts. I can't be always playing the girl next door. What's the challenge in that?

They did cast me as an ingenue once, and the novelty was nice. But I said, 'There is nothing here to play!' I really like getting into the meat of a role.

My only problem is finding a way to play my fortieth fallen female in a different way from my thirty-ninth.

My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.

Sometimes in film and television, I don't have the opportunity to play roles that really stretch and challenge me.

It depends, because sometimes an action role can be very demanding, and sometimes a dialogue-driven character can be very demanding, and vice versa. It depends.

If the entire script feels formulaic, then you know that the film will be like that. But if it's a really interesting script, and the character happens to be formulaic, then maybe there's a way of making them more interesting.

I wouldn't be able to tackle a character like Rosalee on 'Underground' without having tackled the many characters I've played before.

I'll always find the things that make a role complicated!

It's exciting to originate Jessica Jones. There's obviously more freedom in that versus playing a well known character.

With 'Girls,' Marnie was a slow burn; she shifted over time. With 'Get Out,' I was suddenly faced with the pressure that, like, I need an audience to know Rose deeply within 15 minutes, within a couple scenes. And that's not something I've ever done before.

We play many emotions in our careers, emotions that in real life we would perform just once. For example, my character has died in about 10 films, so you have to keep searching for different ways to do it!

I want to play real characters rather than young leads in very plotty things. I want variety.

Every character I approach, from 'Forrest Gump' all the way up to 'The Spoils Before Dying,' has a different set of requirements and always fascinates me.

When I choose a role, I look for that spark that tells me it's going to work. Is the role fresh? What does it have for the actor in me? Those are the only things any actor should be concerned about, really.

As long as the character is interesting and I have something to do as an actor, there is no reason to turn it down.

As an actor, you think you know your craft, you know the conflicts in your character, but often you don't.