Rainn Wilson Quotes

A collection of quotes by Rainn Wilson.

Rainn Wilson is an American actor, comedian, and writer, best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the hit television series "The Office." Born on January 20, 1966, in Seattle, Washington, Wilson has had a successful career in both film and television. He has appeared in movies like "Juno," "Super," and "The Meg," and has also worked on various stage productions. Additionally, Wilson is an advocate for social and environmental causes, and co-founded the website SoulPancake, which aims to promote positive and thought-provoking content.

Dwight is a sad clown. You've seen those paintings of sad cl

Dwight is a sad clown. You've seen those paintings of sad clown.

I think Dwight loves being number two. I don't think he has

I think Dwight loves being number two. I don't think he has any desire to be number one. He wants to be number two no matter where he goes. It's like Avis. 'We try harder.' That's Dwight.

My brain is so anxiety-prone, like a pinball machine. If I d

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.

Life is suffering. Life is not resistance to suffering. The

Life is suffering. Life is not resistance to suffering. The point of life is to suffer. This is why we're here: We're here to suffer. I believe in a higher power that compassionately allows suffering for us as a race, to grow and mature.

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

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

You meet people in Hollywood that are famous, and you're not

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

So much about religion has to do with rigid, sacrosanct prec

So much about religion has to do with rigid, sacrosanct preciousness. I don't live my life that way, and I don't feel that's what Baha'u'llah teaches.

The founder of the Mona Foundation actually knew my dad for

The founder of the Mona Foundation actually knew my dad for years, and the more I learned about it, the more I realized I really found the perfect charity. It sponsors schools and educational initiatives all over the planet.

I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fin

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

If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have

If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have been worth the Nobel Prize.

Richard Feynman

If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have

If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have been worth the Nobel Prize.

Richard Feynman

I think God has a tremendous sense of humor.

I think God has a tremendous sense of humor.

My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing exp

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

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

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

I had bohemian parents in Seattle in the last '60s living in

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 think we're the only jokeless show on television. I mean r

I think we're the only jokeless show on television. I mean really, we have no setups and no punch lines. It's not a joke show. There are funny lines and funny moments but again the comedy is born of the human experience and awkward pauses are a great part of what it is to be human.

I really wanted to do something positive on the Internet. I

I really wanted to do something positive on the Internet. I wanted to try to get young people talking about, thinking about, life's big questions-make it cool and OK to wonder about the heart, the soul and free will and God and death and big topics like that, big human topics.

And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift

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.

My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked

My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time.