John Krasinski on ‘A Quiet Place’ and the Question of a Sequel | Interview (Ep. 103)

The Big Picture

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4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2018

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Actor, writer, and director John Krasinski joins the show to talk about how he became not just the star, but also the writer-director of the box office smash ‘A Quiet Place,’ how he evolved after ‘The Office,’ and where he’s going next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A quiet place literally is my entire DNA.
0:02.4	It's a level error to my kids.
0:03.6	It's everything I've been wanting to say.
0:05.6	It made me realize it's not about the success levels.
0:07.8	It's not about where do you go on the bigger temple stuff.
0:11.5	It's like, if you fall in love with it, do it.
0:13.9	And if it's temple, movie is a temple movie.
0:15.6	And if it's a tiny indie movie that no one sees, then great.
0:23.3	I'm Sean Fennesy, editor and chief of the ringer.
0:25.4	And this is the big picture, a conversation show
0:27.6	with some of the most interesting filmmakers in the world.
0:30.4	I'm not going to be labor this.
0:31.7	John Krasinski is here.
0:33.2	You know him.
0:34.0	Jim Halpert, Jack Ryan, and now also a writer-director
0:37.7	who made a great film this year called A Quiet Place.
0:39.6	Many people have seen it.
0:40.5	I don't know if I need to explain it to you.
0:42.3	It's an incredible blend of genre, allegory and terror.
0:46.4	So here's John Krasinski talking about his incredible year,
0:49.0	A Quiet Place, and what it means for the future.
0:57.6	Wow, we're joined by John Krasinski.
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