Rainn Wilson
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Podcast Appearances
We all have our moments if you have talent.
But it's a really important one of like, it's, I don't know if there's any kind of miracle to it.
It's just, stop it.
don't do it don't compare yourself that's like it it doesn't work it doesn't help you envy is like that's in every spiritual tradition right the envy and the what is it the green uh what did shakespeare call envy the green uh goblin or something like that i mean um so yeah that that has been a big struggle for me it's especially a struggle for actors because you're like
Yeah, there's 20 guys in a room and one of you gets the part.
And like, oh, he did it.
And then you go in again and the same guy gets the thing.
And you're like, God, him?
You know, and so, you know, like Nick Offerman is a great example.
Like he and I used to audition for all the same roles.
And then I got on The Office.
I actually got him, introduced him to the producers of The Office.
And they had his...
picture on the wall.
And they thought of him for Parks and Recreation, which was going to be a comedy spinoff.
And I'm not saying I got him the role, but I opened the door.
Then he had that thing.
And now he's been doing so much great work in television and having a career.
There was a time when
Because we're similar actors in a lot of ways.