Juggling My Super Ex-Girlfriend and The Office: “This movie actually I shot while doing The Office. I was literally flying back and forth from LA to New York. It was a very interesting story because they weren’t going to let me do the movie. NBC Universal wasn’t going to let me do it and New Regency wasn’t going to let me do it because of the dangers of me being in what’s called first position by The Office. I’m owned by The Office because I’m under contract with them. Ivan Reitman personally financially guaranteed my days on the movie. In other words, if I was shooting a scene for Super Ex-Girlfriend and The Office called and said, ‘We need Rainn back in LA to shoot The Office,’ Ivan had his money on the line to guarantee my days at the studio.
He really believed in me and put it all on the line to cast me in the movie but there was a lot of crazy shooting Office all week, flying on Friday night, shooting Saturday and Sunday, flying back Monday morning and shooting The Office again. There was a lot of that during the fall and winter.”
Next Season on The Office: “I don't know what’s happening this season. I hear these rumors flying around here and there. I haven’t heard anything from anyone so I’m just excited to read some scripts and show up to work and have a great time. I love doing the show so I’m the luckiest guy in show business.”
Being Recognized on the Street: What do most people recognize Rainn Wilson from? Wilson said, “Now it’s The Office but there’s still a lot of Six Feet Under people that are rabid Six Feet Under fans who are very excited to meet Arthur Martin.”
Wilson says of those characters he believes he’s most like Vaughn. “I’m going to say that probably actually Vaughn is the most like me, more than Dwight or Arthur.” The difference being that Vaughn gives terrible advice…. “Except terrible advice, but as a character, I’m most like Vaughn. 12 years in New York City, college educated, articulate. I’d say I’m a lot more like him than an uptight paper salesman or a creepy mortician intern.”
