--- title: "10 Want Quotes By Rainn Wilson" description: "10 Want quotes by Rainn Wilson. Plus more from Rainn Wilson and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/rainn-wilson-4323_age_i-want-to-keel-over-on-stage-playing-kin_1269465.png" --- > [I want to keel over on stage playing King Lear at age 99 or something like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/i-want-to-keel-over-on-stage-playing-king-lear-at-age-99-or-something/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/rainn-wilson-4323_age_i-want-to-keel-over-on-stage-playing-kin_1269465.png) > [I don't want to sound pretentious, but I love art, I like to go to museums, and I like to read books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/i-don-t-want-to-sound-pretentious-but-i-love-art-i-like-to-go-to/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/rainn-wilson-4323_art_i-don-t-want-to-sound-pretentious-but-i_430217.png) > [And I want to find a way to be of service to humanity. I think that's crucial. So want to be an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/and-i-want-to-find-a-way-to-be-of-service-to-humanity-i-think-that-s/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/rainn-wilson-4323_art_and-i-want-to-find-a-way-to-be-of-servic_1009209.png) > [We've seen that there are a lot of people out there - teenagers in Topeka, housewives in Long Island, millionaire Internet start-up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/we-ve-seen-that-there-are-a-lot-of-people-out-there-teenagers-in/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db0/rainn-wilson-4323_housewife_we-ve-seen-that-there-are-a-lot-of-peopl_1285785.png) > [Well, mostly I just want to be an actor. I love being an actor, and I don't want to be a spokesman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/well-mostly-i-just-want-to-be-an-actor-i-love-being-an-actor-and-i/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d66/rainn-wilson-4323_actor_well-mostly-i-just-want-to-be-an-actor-i_3046332.png) > [One thing I really want to do is - I spent ten years in New York doing theater before I moved to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/one-thing-i-really-want-to-do-is-i-spent-ten-years-in-new-york-doing/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdb/rainn-wilson-4323_back_one-thing-i-really-want-to-do-is-i-spent_1195467.png) > [I love being an actor, and I don't want to be a spokesman for anything, I don't want to do anything crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/i-love-being-an-actor-and-i-don-t-want-to-be-a-spokesman-for-anything/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/rainn-wilson-4323_actor_i-love-being-an-actor-and-i-don-t-want-t_3123900.png) > [I think Dwight loves being number two. I don't think he has any desire to be number one. He wants to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/i-think-dwight-loves-being-number-two-i-don-t-think-he-has-any-desire/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/rainn-wilson-4323_aviation_i-think-dwight-loves-being-number-two-i_1293170.png) > [Some of the most morally conscious, kindest, most compassionate people are in the entertainment industry, people who want to affect the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/some-of-the-most-morally-conscious-kindest-most-compassionate-people/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/rainn-wilson-4323_better-place_some-of-the-most-morally-conscious-kinde_1778008.png) > [My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/my-dad-was-always-such-a-frustrated-artist-he-always-worked-very-hard-2/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/rainn-wilson-4323_art_my-dad-was-always-such-a-frustrated-arti_982517.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Rainn Wilson > ['SoulPancake' is a website that I founded with a couple of friends, and it is for exploring life's big questions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/soulpancake-is-a-website-that-i-founded-with-a-couple-of-friends-and/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/my-dad-was-always-such-a-frustrated-artist-he-always-worked-very-hard/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/my-dad-wanted-to-name-me-after-rainier-maria-rilke-the-poet/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/ralph-waldo-emerson-would-definitely-be-my-homeboy/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [A guy may wear a suit and have a high-paying job and appear very mature, but essentially, he's a 14-year-old boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/a-guy-may-wear-a-suit-and-have-a-high-paying-job-and-appear-very/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [“7. SUSHI IS ABOUT THE FISH, IDIOTS Sushi is raw fish, Fresh, oily, fatty, delicate, slightly cool, thinly sliced or expertly cubed sections of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/7-sushi-is-about-the-fish-idiots-sushi-is-raw-fish-fresh-oily-fatty/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [I think that doing comedy and playing Dwight is a service. Not to get grandiose about it, but I have a talent for playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/i-think-that-doing-comedy-and-playing-dwight-is-a-service-not-to-get/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [The great challenge working on this show for me is wearing polyester all day long and having the worst haircut known to man at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/the-great-challenge-working-on-this-show-for-me-is-wearing-polyester/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [The camera adds ten pounds and ten thousand dollars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/the-camera-adds-ten-pounds-and-ten-thousand-dollars/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [Music is universal too. Even deaf people like to dance, love rhythm, and can kind of pick it up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/music-is-universal-too-even-deaf-people-like-to-dance-love-rhythm-and/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/i-know-what-i-look-like-a-weird-sad-clown-puppet-i-m-fine-with-that/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [My body has been making women laugh for the last 20 years and I'm happy to continue to oblige.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/my-body-has-been-making-women-laugh-for-the-last-20-years-and-i-m/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [We live in a really racist culture and it's got to be addressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/we-live-in-a-really-racist-culture-and-it-s-got-to-be-addressed/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [You meet people in Hollywood that are famous, and you're not sure what they got famous for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/you-meet-people-in-hollywood-that-are-famous-and-you-re-not-sure-what/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) > [If we're going to sustain 22 episodes a year for the next 10 years, we need that ensemble to fill out the office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/if-we-re-going-to-sustain-22-episodes-a-year-for-the-next-10-years-we/) [Rainn Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainn-wilson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/rainn-wilson/#itemlist", "name": "10 Want Quotes By Rainn Wilson", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to keel over on stage playing King Lear at age 99 or something like that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rainn Wilson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/i-want-to-keel-over-on-stage-playing-king-lear-at-age-99-or-something/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/rainn-wilson-4323_age_i-want-to-keel-over-on-stage-playing-kin_1269465.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/rainn-wilson-4323_age_i-want-to-keel-over-on-stage-playing-kin_1269465.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/rainn-wilson-4323_age_i-want-to-keel-over-on-stage-playing-kin_1269465.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to keel over on stage playing King Lear at age 99 or something like that.” — Rainn Wilson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't want to sound pretentious, but I love art, I like to go to museums, and I like to read books.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rainn Wilson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainn-wilson/i-don-t-want-to-sound-pretentious-but-i-love-art-i-like-to-go-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/rainn-wilson-4323_art_i-don-t-want-to-sound-pretentious-but-i_430217.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/rainn-wilson-4323_art_i-don-t-want-to-sound-pretentious-but-i_430217.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/rainn-wilson-4323_art_i-don-t-want-to-sound-pretentious-but-i_430217.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't want to sound pretentious, but I love art, I like to go to museums, and I like to read books.” — Rainn Wilson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And I want to find a way to be of service to humanity. 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