About John Krasinski
He played Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office from 2005 to 2013, also serving as a producer and occasional director. He directed, co‑wrote and co‑starred in the 2018 horror film A Quiet Place, which led Time to name him one of the 100 most influential people. He later wrote and directed its sequel, A Quiet Place Part II, released in 2020.
![“That was okay [ working with George Clooney]. One of these days I'll work with a good director.” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/john-krasinski-4756_cinema_that-was-okay-working-with-george-cloone_3227073.jpg)
![“You should know the ins and outs [of the marriage]. So it was nice to see a little bit of background.” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/john-krasinski-4756_background_you-should-know-the-ins-and-outs-of-the_2618457.jpg)
![“You can make jokes but [ George Clooney] is everything that anyone's ever said about him.” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/john-krasinski-4756_jokes_you-can-make-jokes-but-george-clooney-is_1727785.jpg)
![“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.” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e17/john-krasinski-4756_books_richard-jenkins-read-the-script-the-holl_65756.jpg)
![“We were looking to collaborate with someone on both those fronts [ writing and directing] and it ended up just being me [in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men]. So, at this point, it's the epitome of a passion project and I just hope people like it.” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b7/john-krasinski-4756_being-me_we-were-looking-to-collaborate-with-some_516819.jpg)
![“[The Office] is incredible. It's slightly overwhelming because you don't think that anything you do…having anybody enjoy what you do is such a treat and so I know I've said this a hundred times but we owe it all to our writers.” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/john-krasinski-4756_enjoy_the-office-is-incredible-it-s-slightly-o_708226.jpg)
![“I usually save these answers [on the institution of marriage] for my Barbara Walters Special, but she didn't call so I've never been engaged, despite popular belief.” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/john-krasinski-4756_answers_i-usually-save-these-answers-on-the-inst_3174052.jpg)
![“Being [in] a show that you get to say good-bye instead of being asked to leave is a real honor.” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc9/john-krasinski-4756_bye_being-in-a-show-that-you-get-to-say-good_2456175.jpg)
![“Keeping it real is the key and I don't know how they've done that week after week. I think the key is that everybody can sort of empathize with [The Office].” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/john-krasinski-4756_done_keeping-it-real-is-the-key-and-i-don-t-k_2821166.jpg)
![“To be that big of a star and that grounded and that classy, I'm mean [ George Clooney] was a true mentor for me and, as a director, he's incredible.” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4aa/john-krasinski-4756_bigs_to-be-that-big-of-a-star-and-that-ground_205884.jpg)
