Rainn Wilson On How His Deepest Struggles Led To His Best Roles

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<p>Ryan speaks with Rainn Wilson in this second of a two-part conversation about the best entry points for the average person into philosophy and spirituality, why the serenity prayer applies to everyone, how the struggles he experienced in his early acting career led to him landing the role of Dwight Schrute, why he wishes that he enjoyed his time on The Office more, his take on the state of the writers’ strike, and more.</p><p>Rainn Wilson is an actor, comedian, author, podcaster, writer, and director. He is most known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom <em>The Office</em> (2005-2013), for which he earned three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Highlights of Rainn’s extensive film and television credits include <em>Galaxy Quest</em> (1999), <em>Almost Famous</em> (2000), <em>Full Frontal</em> (2003), <em>Six Feet Under</em> (2003-2005) and <em>Mom </em>(2018-2021). Outside of acting, Wilson published his autobiography, <a href="https://geni.us/2iPnF4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Bassoon King</em></a>, in 2015, and co-founded the digital media company <a href="https://participant.com/soulpancake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SoulPancake</a> in 2008, and as an author and podcaster he spreads a message of building togetherness and community by way of spiritual and philosophical awakening within the global culture. You can follow Rainn on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rainnwilson/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rainnwilson</a> and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/rainnwilson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rainnwilson</a>, and on <a href="https://www.soulboom.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">soulboom.com</a>.</p><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>