Rainn Wilson Admits He Was 'Unhappy' On The Office -- Because He Wanted MORE Money & Fame!
11.07.2023 - 21:21
/ perezhilton.com
We’ve all heard money can’t buy happiness. But Rainn Wilson wanted more before making that call.
If you’re a fan of the zany actor, you probably love his most well-known role: Dwight Schrute. For nine seasons, Rainn played the rule-following, beet-farming, Battlestar Galactica-loving Dunder Mifflin paper salesman on The Office. As one of the most beloved television series in recent history, you’d think any actor involved would have been over the moon about their success… But Rainn is now admitting that for him, it was “never enough.”
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In a Club Random interview with Bill Maher uploaded Sunday, the 57-year-old admitted to actually feeling “mostly unhappy” while shooting the universally loved show:
DAMN. What exactly wasn’t enough?? Starring on one of the most celebrated shows of all time? He continued:
With so many things to be grateful for, why wasn’t it all enough? Well, Rainn wanted more. The Seattle native explained:
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That just goes to show you right there that even with all the money and fame someone like Rainn brought in, it’s still possible to not feel good enough. We’re sure it was even harder for him as Steve Carell, who memorably played Michael Scott, was carving out a lucrative career for himself outside of The Office with hits like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Despicable Me, Crazy, Stupid, Love, and more. He added:
And it never would have been. If you just look at what others have, someone will always have more. That hole will never be filled. You have to learn to look at what you have, to see how lucky you are.
It’s certainly wild to think that one of the leads