Writing and directing just sort of fell into my lap.

[George Clooney] knows exactly what he wants and so he knows that you've done a good job before you do.

My name was originally John Collins, but I just didn't think it had the flair I needed. I found out the poet laureate of Poland was named Krasinski and so it seemed like a shoe-in for show business.

I'm a huge classics fan. I love Ernest Hemingway and J.D. Salinger. I'm that guy who rereads a book before I read newer stuff, which is probably not all that progressive, and it's not really going to make me a better reader. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, you should read To Kill a Mockingbird.

I love this script [The Hollars] because I'm lucky enough to come from a really tightknit family.

When everything gets turned upside down, it only leads to better quality stuff.

I don't want my kids to ever think that I am choosing my job over them.