Rainn Wilson
Actor, Author, and Activist
Rainn Wilson is an actor best known for his role as the egomaniacal Dwight Schrute in the NBC sitcom "The Office." He grew up in Seattle, Washington, as a member of the Baha'i faith, and attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He is the founder of the podcast Soul Boom (and the recently published book of the same name).
The hospital where Rainn Wilson’s wife and son nearly died became his own personal holy site. There, he discovered that the sacred can exist in places we least expect it.
During his talk at A Night of Awe and Wonder, he explained how the awe we feel in moments of courage and love is moral beauty — and following it might be the start of our spiritual revolution.
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I think if you’re the driest accountant with the plastic pocket pen protector it’s in how you interact with the world.
Be willing to take some major drastic action to get you out of your comfort zone and go inside, not outside.
Young people need to look at the world in a fresh new way and say: “Enough is enough, you guys screwed it up, we need to take our planet back.”
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“You have to really key into what the other person you’re acting with is saying and how they’re saying it, and react in the moment to what is going on,” […]
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The actor grew up a member of the Baha’i faith, and “soaked in all kinds of different beliefs.” He lost himself in his career when he was younger, but then […]
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The actor says he would hire his TV alter-ego “in a heartbeat,” because Dwight would do anything. “I could hire him for any job imaginable and he would morph himself […]
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I have a talent for playing oddball characters and I can make people laugh,” says Wilson. “That can help bring families together … it puts a smile on their face, […]
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Technology, like anything else that mankind creates, is a tool that can be used for good or for evil. It’s supposed to bring people together and make life easier—but it […]
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People have trouble living creatively when they don’t know who they are or what they’re about. The best thing to do if you’re blocked is to make radical changes and […]
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