Rainn Wilson Says He Was 'Wasn't Enjoying' Being on 'The Office' When It Was On Air
Rainn Wilson is reflecting on The Office, and admits that he wasn’t as happy as he should have been while filming the show.
The 57-year-old actor was a guest on an upcoming podcast with Bill Maher, where he opened up about unhappy he was.
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In a transcript, via OutKick, Rainn reflected on the show and playing Dwight Schrute.
“When I was in The Office, I spent several years really mostly unhappy because it wasn’t enough,” he admitted to the host on the Club Random podcast, which has yet to be released. “I was making hundreds of thousands. I wanted millions, and I was a TV star, but I wanted to be a movie star. It was never enough.”
Rainn went on, revealing that even with working with John Krasinski, Steve Carell and more, he was still unfilled.
“I’m on a hit show, Emmy nominated every year, making lots of money working with, like, Steve Carell and Jenna Fisher and John Krasinski and these amazing writers and incredible directors like Paul Feig,” he added. “I’m on one of the great TV shows. People love it. I wasn’t enjoying it.”
Rainn says that was he was thinking about was how he wasn’t a movie star and was questioning just why: “How come I can’t have a movie career? Why don’t I have this development deal?’”
He did reveal that when he first signed up for the show, all he was really looking was to buy a house. Now, looking back, Rainn recognizes that The Office was an outlet for the audience.
“I wasn’t thinking about giving laughter as a therapeutic remedy and a balm and a salve to a hurting populace,” he said. “What an honor it was to be a part of something like that.”
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