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Rainny Days - why wasn't The Office's Dwight a bigger star?
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Rainny Days - why wasn't The Office's Dwight a bigger star?

Fame and opportunity is fleeting. Especially in the world of television.

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The Office star Rainn Wilson appeared on Bill Maher’s fairly terrible interview podcast where he offered this revelatory comment about the disappointment he felt while starring on the series:

‘Why am I not a movie star? Why am I not the next Jack Black or the next Will Ferrell? How come I can’t have a movie career? Why don’t I have this development deal?…

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