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Rainn Wilson

Off The Beat with Brian Baumgartner

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The Beauty of Being a Human Being

I always played misfits better. I always played oddballs better. People that didn't fit in, people that were kind of tortured. And so I definitely drew on that. It's all part of the beauty and complexity of being a human being. You're not even aware you're using it when you're starting out and acting. When I was in acting school, I swiftly realized like, oh, I'm incapable of playing someone well-balanced and popular. The more twisted the character, the better.

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