I can’t stop using the “That’s what she said” joke made famous by The Office. Do you have the same problem, or is it only hard for me?

John Krasinski: We have the exact same problem. And let me tell you something, it is way more pathetic that we have that problem than that you have that problem. We love, love, love using it. That’s what she said.

How are you least like Jim Halpert?

John Krasinski: I think the thing about Jim is that he’s very rarely willing to take chances. He’s more comfortable being in a stable job where he’s paid what he’s paid and he does what he does, even though I think that there’s something bubbling beneath him that wants him to go somewhere else. I hope that I’m the type of guy who, when I have a big idea or a big aspiration, I at least give it a shot.

this is amazing because i thought the total opposite.

How much of The Office is scripted, and how much is ad-libbed?

John Krasinski: Virtually none of it is ad-libbed. We have the greatest writers in television, truly. They write every ‘um’ and ‘ah’ and beat and pause. We are all talentless on the show and can do nothing without writers. That’s basically what I’m saying.

What other writers or novels do you admire?

John Krasinski: 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.” And people are like, “I’m not 15.” Still good, though.