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62 Notable Rainn Wilson Quotes

Famous As: Best Known for His Role as 'Dwight Schrute' on the NBC sitcom 'The Office'
Born On: January 20, 1966
Born In: Seattle, Washington, United States
Age: 58 Years
Rainn Wilson is a distinguished American comedian, actor, writer, producer, activist and director. He is renowned for his role in the UK Television series, ‘The Office’. He started his acting career from the ‘University of Washington’. He has also been a part of movies like ‘My Super Ex-Girlfriend’ and ‘Sahara’.  He also founded a website and a YouTube channel ‘SoulPancake’ and has more than 1.5 million subscribers. He has also co-authored ‘SoulPancake :Chew on Life’s Big Questions’ which became ‘New York Times’ bestseller. Wilson has even written a tongue-in-cheek memoir ‘The Bassoon King’ which contains his life experiences, career and faith. His thoughts, views and opinions on subjects close to his heart are quoted extensively by people. Following is a collection of some famous and popular quotes and sayings by Rainn Wilson which will surely bring a smile on your face.
I was terrified, lost. Like most moments of intense personal tragedy, it was both heartbreaking and a little bit ridiculous.

I was terrified, lost. Like most moments of intense personal tragedy, it was both heartbreaking and a little bit ridiculous.

Rainn Wilson
You meet people in Hollywood that are famous, and you're not sure what they got famous for.

You meet people in Hollywood that are famous, and you're not sure what they got famous for.

Rainn Wilson
I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.

I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.

Rainn Wilson
Scotland is the Canada of England!

Scotland is the Canada of England!

Rainn Wilson
What other people think of you is none of your business; what you think of other people is ALL of your business.

What other people think of you is none of your business; what you think of other people is ALL of your business.

Rainn Wilson
Well, mostly I just want to be an actor. I love being an actor, and I don't want to be a spokesman for anything, I don't want to do anything crazy or fancy like that.

Well, mostly I just want to be an actor. I love being an actor, and I don't want to be a spokesman for anything, I don't want to do anything crazy or fancy like that.

Rainn Wilson
My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.

My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.

Rainn Wilson
I had bohemian parents in Seattle in the last '60s living in a houseboat. My dad wrote science fiction novels and painted big murals and oil paintings.

I had bohemian parents in Seattle in the last '60s living in a houseboat. My dad wrote science fiction novels and painted big murals and oil paintings.

Rainn Wilson
I was this weird misfit guy from suburban Seattle, I never really fit in, and then I became a drama geek, among all the other different kinds of geek that I was growing up, and I found I was pretty good at it.

I was this weird misfit guy from suburban Seattle, I never really fit in, and then I became a drama geek, among all the other different kinds of geek that I was growing up, and I found I was pretty good at it.

Rainn Wilson
The Baha'i celebrity, or the Belebrity, is a character actor with a big head playing an annoying creep on a TV show.

The Baha'i celebrity, or the Belebrity, is a character actor with a big head playing an annoying creep on a TV show.

Rainn Wilson
I'm about as big a star as the Baha'i faith has got, which is pretty pathetic.

I'm about as big a star as the Baha'i faith has got, which is pretty pathetic.

Rainn Wilson
I would love to see some comedies about loser women.

I would love to see some comedies about loser women.

Rainn Wilson
Some of the biggest movie stars in the world are essentially characters.

Some of the biggest movie stars in the world are essentially characters.

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I think God has a tremendous sense of humor.

I think God has a tremendous sense of humor.

Rainn Wilson
I'm lucky to have a wife and a child that keep me grounded.

I'm lucky to have a wife and a child that keep me grounded.

Rainn Wilson
A guy may wear a suit and have a high-paying job and appear very mature, but essentially, he's a 14-year-old boy.

A guy may wear a suit and have a high-paying job and appear very mature, but essentially, he's a 14-year-old boy.

Rainn Wilson
I was a total dork in high school.

I was a total dork in high school.

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My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet.

My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet.

Rainn Wilson
And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.

And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.

Rainn Wilson
I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.

I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.

Rainn Wilson
My brain is so anxiety-prone, like a pinball machine. If I don't get up in the morning and focus my thinking, my breathing, and my being for about 12 minutes, I'm just a screwball all day long.

My brain is so anxiety-prone, like a pinball machine. If I don't get up in the morning and focus my thinking, my breathing, and my being for about 12 minutes, I'm just a screwball all day long.

Rainn Wilson
We've seen that there are a lot of people out there - teenagers in Topeka, housewives in Long Island, millionaire Internet start-up moguls - that all want to connect with each other about what it is to be human.

We've seen that there are a lot of people out there - teenagers in Topeka, housewives in Long Island, millionaire Internet start-up moguls - that all want to connect with each other about what it is to be human.

Rainn Wilson
Absolutely father knows best, always do what your fathers say, and if you can't find one then just ask me, I am a father and I know best.

Absolutely father knows best, always do what your fathers say, and if you can't find one then just ask me, I am a father and I know best.

Rainn Wilson
My whole thing is I just always wanted to be a working actor and I just wanted to stop waiting tables.

My whole thing is I just always wanted to be a working actor and I just wanted to stop waiting tables.

Rainn Wilson
My body has been making women laugh for the last 20 years and I'm happy to continue to oblige.

My body has been making women laugh for the last 20 years and I'm happy to continue to oblige.

Rainn Wilson
In every decade rock and roll starts to get very serious and navel gazing and kind of self serious and every once and a while it kind of needs a kick in the pants.

In every decade rock and roll starts to get very serious and navel gazing and kind of self serious and every once and a while it kind of needs a kick in the pants.

Rainn Wilson
Singing and dancing is not just for the cast of 'Glee'. We can wake up doing both and have it be a natural expression of who we are.

Singing and dancing is not just for the cast of 'Glee'. We can wake up doing both and have it be a natural expression of who we are.

Rainn Wilson
One thing I really want to do is - I spent ten years in New York doing theater before I moved to L.A. to do TV and film. I'd really like to go to back New York and do some theater.

One thing I really want to do is - I spent ten years in New York doing theater before I moved to L.A. to do TV and film. I'd really like to go to back New York and do some theater.

Rainn Wilson
I don't want to sound pretentious, but I love art, I like to go to museums, and I like to read books.

I don't want to sound pretentious, but I love art, I like to go to museums, and I like to read books.

Rainn Wilson
I like being a Baha'i who has an out-there sense of humor. God gives us talents and faculties, and making people laugh is one of mine.

I like being a Baha'i who has an out-there sense of humor. God gives us talents and faculties, and making people laugh is one of mine.

Rainn Wilson