Rainn Wilson Says He Was 'Pretty Unhappy' While Filming 'The Office': 'It Wasn't Enough'
Rainn Wilson Says He Was 'Pretty Unhappy' While Filming 'The Office': 'It Wasn't Enough'
July 10, 2023 7:15 p.m.
Rainn Wilson talks about his mental health during his years filming The Office.
The actor who brought Dwight Schrute to life throughout the nine seasons of the American remake of the British sitcom created by Ricky Gervais was on Bill Maher's podcast Club Random where he revealed that being on the show "wasn't enough".
"When I was in The Office I spent several really unhappy years because it wasn't enough,” Wilson said.
He added: "I'm on one of the best TV shows. People love it I wasn't taking advantage of it. I was thinking, 'Why am I not a movie star? Why am I not the next Jack Black or the next Will Ferrell? How come I can't have a movie career? Why don't I have that development deal?"
Wilson noted that he “earned hundreds of thousands. I wanted millions and I was a TV star, but I wanted to be a movie star. It was never enough."
The actor has co-starred with Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and Steve Carrell, whose fame has also grew up after starring in the NBC sitcom. Carrell has starred in films like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, Knocked Up, Despicable Me , and Crazy, Stupid, Love, while portraying Michael Scott on television. The actor will eventually leave the series after seven seasons to focus on his film career.
Since The Office ended, Wilson has been in movies like Peep World, Cooties, The Boy, The Smurfs: The Lost Village, The Meg , Blackbird and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Wilson also continued to make guest appearances on TV shows like Backstrom, Star Trek: Discovery, Mom, Transparent em>, Utopia and Dark Winds.
Wilson is now the host of Rain Wilson and the Geography Bliss by Peacok where he travels to different cities of the world in search of happiness.
Watch Wilson's interview in the video posted below.
Rainn Wilson talks about his mental health during his years filming The Office.
The actor who brought Dwight Schrute to life throughout the nine seasons of the American remake of the British sitcom created by Ricky Gervais was on Bill Maher's podcast Club Random where he revealed that being on the show "wasn't enough".
"When I was in The Office I spent several really unhappy years because it wasn't enough,” Wilson said.
He added: "I'm on one of the best TV shows. People love it I wasn't taking advantage of it. I was thinking, 'Why am I not a movie star? Why am I not the next Jack Black or the next Will Ferrell? How come I can't have a movie career? Why don't I have that development deal?"
Wilson noted that he “earned hundreds of thousands. I wanted millions and I was a TV star, but I wanted to be a movie star. It was never enough."
The actor has co-starred with Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and Steve Carrell, whose fame has also grew up after starring in the NBC sitcom. Carrell has starred in films like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, Knocked Up, Despicable Me , and Crazy, Stupid, Love, while portraying Michael Scott on television. The actor will eventually leave the series after seven seasons to focus on his film career.
Since The Office ended, Wilson has been in movies like Peep World, Cooties, The Boy, The Smurfs: The Lost Village, The Meg , Blackbird and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Wilson also continued to make guest appearances on TV shows like Backstrom, Star Trek: Discovery, Mom, Transparent em>, Utopia and Dark Winds.
Wilson is now the host of Rain Wilson and the Geography Bliss by Peacok where he travels to different cities of the world in search of happiness.
Watch Wilson's interview in the video posted below.
