Rainn Wilson

“'The Office' was a rocket ship, and it was a really fun ride.”

“I'm not a big fan of the 'celebrity' thing. I'm a working actor.”

“I think that the spiritual journey is a journey of giving up, of letting go, of dissolving the self.”

“Failure is a great teacher, and I think when you make mistakes and you recover from them and you treat them as valuable learning experiences, then you've got something to share.”

“Acting is a spiritual quest to touch human beings.”

“I was a weirdo. I wasn't picked on or anything. And I wasn't smarter than the other kids; that's not why I didn't fit in. I've always had this weird anxiety. I hated recess.”

“I do have a bit of a Dwight Schrute in me. I'm a bit of a nerd. I'm a bit of a know-it-all.”

“I think it's important to be able to laugh at ourselves.”

“Comedy is a great tool. It's a way to make a point, to get people to listen.”

“We need to find a way to have a conversation that's not about winning or losing, but about finding the truth.”

“My goal is to do something that's not just for money, but something that's for the soul and for the spirit.”

“I'm a big believer in the power of story.”

“The great thing about acting is that you get to be a lot of different people in one lifetime.”