Throughout 8 years and more than 200 episodes, The office it became a huge hit for NBC. Such has been the impact that many of its characters and situations are still used as memes today. And although the series provided moments of great joy to its viewers, Rainn Wilson, one of its leads, did not share the sentiment around The office. What led you to suffer your stay in the project?
During his time on the podcast Club Random, Wilson delved into the downside of playing Dwight Schrute. Although many actors would give anything to be part of such a successful project, he did not share that passion for The office. Although it gave him worldwide recognition and became the favorite of many, Wilson had other plans in mind that were cut short by the longevity and impact of the series.
“When I was on ‘The Office,’ I spent several years really unhappy because it wasn’t enough. Now I realize I was on a successful show, Emmy nominated every year, making a lot of money, working with Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski, and these amazing writers and directors like Paul Feig. I was on one of the great TV shows. People love it. I wasn’t enjoying it. I thought: ‘Why am I not a movie star? Why am I not the next Jack Black and Will Ferrell? How come I can’t have a movie career? Why don’t I have this agreement to develop stories?’”.
Fortunately, the fame that this comedy gave him served so that he could participate in important productions. After playing Dwight, Rainn Wilson became an actor in great demand on different television networks. However, he did not leave the cinema aside. Megalodon, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and June They are some of the most successful films in which he has participated.
“When I was on ‘The Office’ I was holding on to the fact that, yes, I was making hundreds of thousands. But I wanted millions (of dollars). And he was a TV star, but he wanted to be a movie star. It was never enough. Humans have lived for hundreds of thousands of years, and ‘never enough’ has helped us as a species,” she added.
Curiously, this is not the only statement that the actor has made about The office in the last few months. In The Drew Barrymore Show talked about some ideas the series was able to come back with during the pandemic. And although the cast was reunited during the confinement, it would be difficult for the series to return with the original cast. Do you think that Rainn Wilson would put himself in Dwight’s shoes again?
If you want to relive your favorite moments or enjoy the phenomenon for the first time, you can enjoy The office on HBO Max and Prime Video.
Juan Jose Cruz I am one of those who always defended Robert Pattinson as Batman and can see the same movie in the theater up to 7 times. My guilty pleasure? Low budget horror movie.